Seeing that my life these days is much busier than, I expected it to be, let me just say that when I first started blogging, much of what I wrote was geared towards either those individuals that were soon going to retire or that, like me had already retired. Let’s face it – retirement is merely just another phase of our lives. And while I may have intended to write about retirement issues, fact is that when it was all said and done, I found myself starting this blog site (second site I blog on) basically for my own enjoyment. Well, mine and those of you that get a chuckle out of the gibberish I come up and that flows onto these pages.
Sound selfish – not really. How many of you out there reading this blog, and be honest, have what we all would consider to be “good days and bad days?” If we are being honest, most of us will admit that we do experience both good days and bad days. The secret to master though is to have more good days than we do bad days. I have never quite determined what my “niche” is. I just sit down at the computer and well, what may be rolling around in my brain (yes, I do have one – leastways, I hope I do) eventually gets transferred to the page I happen to be creating.
Should I come across any idea or subject that I feel will assist other retirees or those soon – to – be retirees, I try to share same via a blog post. However, there are those days when I really do not have an inkling let alone an idea of what I may want to write other than knowing that I do want to sit and write and want to share what it is I am writing about with others. So, what do I do – I just let my fingers flow across the keyboard and hope that what goes onto the page is something worthy of reading that will not only bring a smile to my face – especially on days where I am down but will bring a smile to your face as well! They say that misery loves company – well – I would add that reading comical stuff causes others to think comically too and that given the choice, most of us would rather be in a comical mood versus a down and out mood.
I try my best to smile as well as laugh as often as possible plus I am very fond of trivia, quotes and thoughts to ponder. So, this post has no specific niche other than hopefully after reading it, if you were in a bad frame of mind that you will be in a good frame of mind. And if you were already in a good frame of mind, that what follows will only add to your happiness.
Trivia/Puzzle
Name the law that says: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” NOTE: Answer at the end of the post.
Thought to ponder
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Joke of the day – this one is a one-liner
Evening news is where they begin with ‘Good evening’, and then proceed to tell you why it isn’t.
Quote for today
“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then
doesn’t hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz
Interesting math statement
40 when written “forty” is the only number with letters in alphabetical order, while “one” is the only one with letters in reverse order.
Senior moment
You are delighted to discover that your new acquaintance is taking all the same prescriptions that you are.
This day in History
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell – is granted a patent for the telephone.
In 1933
The film King Kong premieres in New York City.
Answer to Trivia/Puzzle: A proverb coined by the twentieth-century British scholar, C. Northcote Parkinson, known as Parkinson’s Law. It points out that people usually take all the time allotted.
Until next time!
Musings by an Octogenarian 
Yes, there are good days and bad ones – although I prefer to try a find a nugget of good even in the bad. It’s much too easy to fall down the rabbit hole of negative thinking, especially on those days when the bio-system just isn’t booting up to full power.
Loved the trivia math statement. That’s one I’ve never heard before.
I haven’t found a niche either, Irwin, and I think that’s good. Too confining to only write about one topic. Yes, good days and bad, but I’m learning not to judge either one. I’ve found curiosity is a better approach. You made me chuckle today and I’m comfortable judging that as very good!