If you were following this site, my apology for the apparent lapse. Actually, I just moved everything to one place ... the official 39 and Holding Club. Please feel free to meander through these archives, dating back to our 2012 beginning - then pop over to the new site where we're still thinking young!
Remember: It isn't your age ... it's your attitude that counts!TM Cheers!
Monday, November 3, 2014
Hiya Club 39ers! We're still kickin' ...
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Sunday, August 17, 2014
A Chance Encounter of LIKE = Love … Lust … and Lies
He was hot, passionate,
full of promise. It was one of those affairs that burn with white-flame
intensity. Ignoring the instinctive warning that hit my stomach at first touch,
I smiled coquettishly.
Waves
of electricity shook my body with his responding grin of anticipation. Yes! As
a 39er (many times over) I wasn’t dead yet!
We
began like many other couples; a chance encounter through friends formed an
instant, tenuous bond. At first hesitant, we fumbled for words. He held my hand
just a bit too long on first touch. A red flag tried to rise, but I shoved it
back down.
One
brief moment led to more; sometimes with friends, but more frequently, we
escaped on leisurely walks down darkened roads. Soon we chatted with the likes
of old chums. Morning coffee links lead to early evening happy hours. Eventually,
we turned to late night smooches with our favorite libation.
It didn’t take long. In mere weeks, I
couldn’t deny it … to like him was no longer enough.
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
My 39er Pet Peeve - Fashion Frustration
Originally posted on 39AndHoldingClub site July 19, 2014 - please enjoy again!
Most of the time as a “retiree” (excuse me while I laugh into my
coffee), I have no need to wear anything other than the sloppiest of casual
clothes.
However, I’m not (yet) a hermit and
there are those times when I must face the public. I would like to do so in
something other than my 20-year-old halfway decent fashions.
But shopping for clothes is no
longer the fun past time that once showed off my bargain finds, demonstrating
fashion sense for mere cents.
I have … ahem … “matured.” While I enjoy the added wisdom of my mental
maturity, I do not appreciate my body’s insistence on keeping up with my
bulging brain.
I will not soon again, however, don a
mini-skirt (stop laughing! I once rocked 'em ...
and yes, young’uns, you are simply regurgitating our '60s-revolutionary style)
… yet nearly all of the current fashions fit me like one! I would like to find something
“in my size” in our department stores.
Does it truly escape the attention of designers and retailers that the FIRST sizes to sell out in a popular style are the AVERAGE and PLUS sizes?? Do you not recognize that “average” sizes in reality, are 12 – 18, NOT sizes 6 – 10?
Have the clothing manufacturers adopted the same stick-it-to-the-consumer ploy as grocery suppliers?
Do they REALLY believe we don’t notice that we’re paying the same price for a loaf of bread – in which the slices are SMALLER than they were five years ago?!
Does it truly escape the attention of designers and retailers that the FIRST sizes to sell out in a popular style are the AVERAGE and PLUS sizes?? Do you not recognize that “average” sizes in reality, are 12 – 18, NOT sizes 6 – 10?
Have the clothing manufacturers adopted the same stick-it-to-the-consumer ploy as grocery suppliers?
Do they REALLY believe we don’t notice that we’re paying the same price for a loaf of bread – in which the slices are SMALLER than they were five years ago?!
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Friday, April 25, 2014
A Dose of Life with my Morning Cuppa Joe - Pass it On ...
You know, most mornings I power up the laptop and dive into
the day without a serious thought. Some days it’s just business – others are a
rambling of the mind, wherever it may take me.
My
early routine involves quick meditation, lots of coffee, and a hop on the
well-traveled global highway.
I make an early pit stop at Words With Friends, to ensure my
Pennsylvania friend, JohnHarnish, is up-and-at-‘em today, as usual. It’s our way, at 65+, to make
sure the Universe hasn’t done something stupid with us, overnight.
I play the Facebook version of WWF on the laptop. Ugh. I
much prefer the tablet edition. Hate Facebook and all the social networking
required for business – and some pleasure.
Of course, I enjoy the interaction with friends and
sometimes, mere acquaintances. But often, I “hide” many of the posts that are
inane and/or inflammatory – that’s my choice – and consider the policing of my
feed a time-wasting chore. It does though, shorten the distance between us.
Once in a while, a real nugget crosses my FB path and stops
me in my tracks. Today, one comes from PeterShankman’s obviously heartfelt and poignant post flowing from his perch
above us. Yes, he is a member of New York’s elite business crowd, but this
personal prose emanated from the seat of a plane.
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