Huh? What's Up With That?

 volunteering...                      I have spoken to a number of people who prefer to do volunteer work as an Encore Performance instead of seeking a parttime income stream     In a previous blog, I talked with a man who travels with the Red Cross to disaster sites and does whatever is asked of him.  It was a humbling conversation.    In all of my conversations with POS (people over sixty) ,  I have had few people tell me they would not consider volunteering.  Perhaps there are more who feel that way, but, didn't share those feelings.    HUH ?   What's up with that ?       All of the prime suspects to benefit from the labor of volunteers are accounted for in every city.  Animal shelters , organizations to assist abused and homeless children , Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity , hospitals, and drug rehab facilities to name a few....

hobbies...                                                                   I recall riding my bicycle in the mid 1950s from my home to the Indianapolis suburb of Broad Ripple, a distance of about one mile.  Some of the time, one or more of four guys accompanied me:  Mike Farkas, Mike Kelly, Phil Ward, or David Evans.    It was exciting to walk around and gawk at the new merchandise in  Ed Shock's Hobby Shop . I bought many wooden or plastic air planes, boats, and cars in those pre and early teen years.     The really skilled model collectors and builders could buy blueprints for a vintage  Gato-SS 212   Submarine  or a  Boeing B-29 Super Fortress  at  Shock's.    Shock's Hobbies was where I purchased endless tubes of model glue that inevitably ...