Huh? What's Up With That?

  a world without wayne...   There was something both wholly final and depressing about deleting a friend or relative from the contact list of my cellphone recently because that person had reached the end of life.     HUH ?   What's up with that ?    About two years ago,  my mother's name was removed from the same directory.  That was the first time I went through that emotional experience even though I did have a choice.  I could have left the number in my contacts as MOM,  but I chose not to pretend I could call her at any time.      Of course, a good friend passing away isn't of the same magnitude as losing a parent, but there is s a degree of sadness.   My friend's name was Wayne Perkey.  He was one of the first people in the community to welcome me to my new position when I moved to Louisville 46 years ago.      Ther...

encore performances...9                                                                      There are so many activities POS (People over 60) seek out once they begin their post-working career lives.  Interviews with perhaps 80 people over the course of the last 18 months reveal handball, tennis, pickleball, hiking, walking, and bicycle riding as just some of their favorite physical activities.  Swimming was mentioned often too.  One man in his mid 70s told me he skateboards.  He appeared to be fit enough to be successful at it.  A husband and wife who appeared to be in their 60s said they go mountain climbing twice a year.    However, when it comes to things to do excluding physical activity, domestic and overseas traveling is far and away the leader of all choices.  Start...