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March 11, 2020October 25, 2020

The Kellogg “Scholar”

A small thing can make a big difference In the fall of 1957, I was in a pickle. Because of summer school, I had limited […]

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March 8, 2020March 8, 2020

Journaling with Haiku

  Your Good Life has a Poets’ Corner and Recollections for memoirs and journaling. This week’s blog combines these two so we are putting it […]

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March 4, 2020October 17, 2020

Scatting

  An interesting take on a singing style popular with entertainers in our youth that we rediscovered in the senior years.   As Brenda Williams […]

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March 1, 2020March 6, 2021

What Are We Called?

  Our age can be described with a label. What should ours be?   The required age for entering a retirement community, especially one that […]

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February 29, 2020April 11, 2021

Writing your Own Memoir

  After being prompted by a friend, I went online searching for a way to self-publish a memoir and I found lots of options. For […]

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February 26, 2020April 11, 2021

My Role in the United States Air Force

  I was a project engineer and the sky was the limit.   In July 1963, after graduation from The Ohio State University, I was […]

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February 23, 2020February 21, 2021

Cabin Fever Anyone?

We haven’t seen the sun in days so…?   It’s winter. It’s depressing. A lot of gray skies and very little sunshine. We stay indoors […]

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February 19, 2020February 20, 2020

On 9/11 Mexico City Flight Diverted to Indianapolis

Recollections of a Red Cross Mental Health Volunteer   After the attacks on Sept 11, 2001, the FAA ordered all planes in the air to […]

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February 16, 2020March 6, 2021

Telling It Like It Is

  We love to hear from readers and here is a great example. Last December 20th, Your Good Life began sending email notifications to 150 […]

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February 12, 2020July 19, 2021

While Dad Went to War

A heartwarming story of a little girl’s time in a safe idyllic setting while her dad served in the Navy.   My children, for a […]

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February 9, 2020February 7, 2021

The Silent Generation

  There are six generations in our society represented by those from 95 to 6 years old: Greatest, Silent, Boomers, X, Millennials, and Z   […]

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February 2, 2020September 13, 2020

Hospice

Dying is the biggest event in one’s life. A person, aware of their imminent death, must be afforded the opportunity to do this with dignity. […]

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February 2, 2020December 13, 2020

Going in Circles?

Some new things are good, but only if you learn how to use them.   A modern roundabout in the U.S. is a circular intersection […]

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January 26, 2020April 20, 2021

Romantic Period of English Poetry (Session)

  On the Poets’ Corner Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth take center stage. Together they launched the “Romantic Period” of English Poetry. Wordsworth and […]

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January 26, 2020March 6, 2021

Come Fly with Me

  Recently we attempted to put a spin on prevailing negative attitudes about a hospital experience. It was possible to counter with a list of […]

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January 26, 2020September 5, 2020

Fire and Ice – Iceland

  Pingvellir National Park. This national park in Iceland is where the Althing, an open-air assembly representing the whole of Iceland, was established in 930 […]

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January 25, 2020April 20, 2021

National Native American Heritage Month (Session)

    In the Poets’ Corner, during November, we are celebrating National Native American Heritage month. Beginning with President Calvin Coolidge in 1915, presidents of […]

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January 19, 2020October 10, 2021

The Interview

An interview can be a terrifying experience. A poor performance can overshadow a stellar academic record, lay waste significant accomplishments, and derail a promising career. […]

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January 18, 2020August 30, 2020

Medical Memoir of an Irish Catholic

A powerful personal statement kicks off this Chapbook companion to Your Good Life Weekly.   Born in 1935 in a middle-class family in Dayton, Ohio, […]

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January 12, 2020January 7, 2021

The 21st Century

  The new electronic wonders we encounter today are like the gift that keeps on giving. There seems to be no end.   The drive […]

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January 5, 2020March 20, 2021

Raising Humidity Without Getting Soaked?

Two important things about a portable humidifier and you purchasing one are, do I need one and if so, what kind should I get? I […]

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December 29, 2019March 20, 2021

The Rise of Skywalker

Movies continue to play an important part in the lives of many and few films have had a bigger impact than Star Wars. I had […]

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December 15, 2019December 22, 2019

Christmas Blessings

  “I don’t want a tree this year. Our apartment is too small. We’ve had so much stress in the last year and a half. […]

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December 15, 2019March 20, 2021

What Is This Game?

  We are all familiar with comfort food. How about a comfort game? It takes a table about 42 inches square and 30 inches high. […]

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December 9, 2019March 20, 2021

Your Good Life

The Your Good Life team, after more than a year in preparation, held its final meeting Saturday before the official kickoff. On Monday morning approximately […]

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December 2, 2019March 20, 2021

Introducing Your Good Life

More than a year in preparation, the team responsible for Your Good life is proud to invite you to make this site a regular on […]

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November 25, 2019November 21, 2020

Black Friday

  How often do we use a term or describe an act and wonder why? Black Friday is just four days away. This day officially […]

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November 18, 2019March 20, 2021

Overcoming Computer Fear

Have you purchased or ridden in a new car lately? If so, you may have heard about or experienced sticker shock. But that is not […]

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November 4, 2019March 20, 2021

So, You’re Going to the Hospital

  People 65 years and older represent nearly 40 percent of hospitalized adults and are said to account for nearly half of all health care […]

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October 26, 2019April 20, 2021

Poetry of James Whitcomb Riley (Session)

James Whitcomb Riley is also known as the Hoosier poet (Hoosier is a term of unknown origin describing a native of Indiana). He is best […]

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October 21, 2019March 20, 2021

The Online Book Club

After a little over a year, it is time to take stock of our online book club and invite readers to join us as an […]

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October 14, 2019October 2, 2021

Do You Like it There?

  People have lots of questions about retirement communities and I get my share.   Now past my 84th birthday, alone for the past year […]

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October 7, 2019March 20, 2021

The Good Hart Store

There are things in life that you derive pleasure from, or maybe better said, admire as an example of what things ought to be. Each […]

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September 30, 2019March 20, 2021

Becoming an Ice Boat Dealer

  People can do strange things in their lives making them ask the question, “did I do that?” Around 1971, the Indianapolis Sailing Club hosted […]

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September 23, 2019March 20, 2021

The Lift Chair

Most of us spend time, or wish we could, in a comfortable chair to read, watch TV, or simply visit with another person. There are […]

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September 16, 2019March 20, 2021

Did I really do that?

  Heads up fellas. This is mostly for you. If you ever think you did something stupid making you the biggest dumb head on the […]

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September 9, 2019March 20, 2021

Downsizing? Why not Resizing?

  The word downsize is heard a lot in families when we approach the seventh decade or come close to it. Don’t be alarmed by […]

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September 2, 2019December 22, 2019

A Country Morning

A reflection on the beauty of a country morning celebrates a pristine time that can be a metaphor for life itself. “Stop! Help!” I hear […]

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August 26, 2019March 20, 2021

Do You Like It There?

  People have lots of questions about retirement communities and I get my share. Now past my 84th birthday, alone for the past year and […]

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August 19, 2019March 20, 2021

A Readily Accessible Retentive Memory

Recently, I had the pleasure of attending a thoroughly enjoyable event. It was scheduled by the talented and hardworking activities department at our retirement facility. […]

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August 12, 2019March 20, 2021

The Pants

Where there’s a will there’s a way. Jack had the will and found the way. I received an email with a picture from a friend […]

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August 5, 2019January 4, 2020

A Traveler’s Tales

It was the end of our second week as full time campers, when I made the call to the RV repair service. We were concerned […]

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July 29, 2019March 20, 2021

To be or not to be…Not necessarily

  Most readers I have met have a strong opinion about which is best, an e-book or a traditional print book. This usually results in […]

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July 22, 2019June 26, 2021

Water

Some health tips are simple others are important. Here is one that is both. “Be sure you are drinking enough water.”   Trekking across the […]

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July 20, 2019April 17, 2021

So, You Want to Write Poetry…. (Session)

Let me say right away…It’s not just making rhymes. Lines of words with a rhyme dangling at the end is just one kind of poetry. […]

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July 15, 2019March 20, 2021

Being There

  There are things we can’t explain. These can have so much meaning it is hard to believe they are only imagined and without a […]

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July 8, 2019March 20, 2021

She Died of Thirst

  Katie Watson, from Duke University, provided a thoughtful analysis of how it is possible to communicate with gallows humor as it relates to medicine: […]

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July 1, 2019August 12, 2020

My Name is Sophie

Pets can be a healthy addition to a senior living community both for the owners and for other residents who may not be able to […]

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June 24, 2019August 5, 2020

One Hundred Year Old Doll

  Treasures, sometimes of high value and others whose main value is sentiment and memories, pass through families over generations. They affect the people involved […]

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June 20, 2019June 12, 2021

Poets’ Corner at Marquette

  Poetry can unlock the soul and bring new vistas to our being while enriching life.   At Marquette Senior Living in Indianapolis, poetry lovers […]

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June 12, 2019March 20, 2021

A Tribute to Betty Olsen on Her Centennial

In life there are noteworthy accomplishments we all recognize that only a special few achieve. How about pitching a no hitter, winning an academy award, […]

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June 3, 2019April 18, 2021

Mom Met Dad

  The girl from Valeene rode sidesaddleWith style and with graceIn a black riding habitAnd a smile on her face. She rode like the windOn […]

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June 3, 2019March 20, 2021

She Would Have Loved It

  I didn’t wait long, but that’s what Barbara would have wanted. Barbara died May 29, two weeks short of our 59th wedding anniversary. On […]

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May 27, 2019July 29, 2020

Balcony gardening, or it must be 5 o’clock somewhere

  Congratulations Jackie for successfully mastering the Grow Box and for sharing your experience. Now we look forward to a lush garden that was promised […]

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May 20, 2019July 22, 2020

The Gardener that Could be Any of Us

  There are different ways enjoy your garden. There is no right way; just the best way for you. Just about anywhere in the country […]

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May 13, 2019May 8, 2021

Hall Haven

  My Mom named our house  “Hall Haven”.When the Hall kids grew up and went out into the world,she wanted us to know we could […]

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May 6, 2019March 20, 2021

“My Dog”

  A 93 year-old woman in a moment of intense grieving reveals her choice between her dog and her husband. It was noon and the […]

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May 2, 2019April 18, 2021

Again?

 If you could repeat your years of marriage, would you?     Again?   Time has dimmed your sight, my love, That I might always […]

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April 29, 2019July 15, 2020

An Indelible Memory

  My father confirmed a strong memory that I have of an event prior to the first grade. It is my first memory from childhood. […]

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April 29, 2019July 8, 2020

Full Time Camping in Retirement

Life as a senior does not march in lock step. There are alternatives and the following describes one. After thirty years of camping experience, my […]

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April 22, 2019March 20, 2021

Too Early or Too Late?

A question that lingers but is seldom confronted I have some advice for answering the question “when is the best time to move into a […]

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April 15, 2019March 20, 2021

Poets’ Corner

At Marquette Senior Living, poetry lovers meet twice each month to share poetry. We call it Poets’ Corner. Some of us write poetry (not always […]

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April 15, 2019April 18, 2021

Haiku: Spring

  Snow people once stoodWhere green spikes pierce thru damp soilSand shifts endlessly Spring paints with blossomsBursting forth on stem and treeGrief remains inside By […]

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April 15, 2019April 18, 2021

A Lion on my Street

  My friend yelled at me “There’s a lion on our street”!Best we kill it now ere we become its’ meat.Grabbed my gun and joined […]

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April 15, 2019April 18, 2021

Ode to Dandelions

  Dandelions! Harbingers of spring!Delight to the eye, warmth to the soul!Promise of sunny days , they bringHappy thoughts with golden glow.Childlike, hold them to […]

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April 15, 2019April 18, 2021

Lord Byron

  I first met Lord ByronIn Miss Moore’s Literature classWhen in High School I was in love with loveAnd may still beLord Byron Touched my […]

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April 15, 2019March 20, 2021

My Favorite Exercise Machine

  Choosing the right fitness equipment can be a challenge. In this case, one size fits all does not apply. I have tried every training […]

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April 8, 2019July 1, 2020

Corntoss, A Fun Sport for All

  Also known as cornhole, baggo, beanbag, corntoss has gone from being a tailgate event in the Midwest to a nationwide pastime with championship games […]

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April 6, 2019April 11, 2021

Starting My Own Memoir

Inspired by Rosemary and Bruce Hume and remembering my wife lamenting that she never got around to asking her dad all the questions she had […]

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April 1, 2019March 20, 2021

Who Does She Rescue?

  My wife and I kept a boat at Harbor Springs for more than twenty years. We spent much of our time cruising, mostly in […]

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March 31, 2019January 14, 2020

The Vonnegut Name

In business for more than 100 years, the Vonnegut Hardware, a fixture in Indianapolis, was a vibrant business with talented team, members like the man […]

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March 25, 2019April 18, 2021

Golden Wedding Anniversary

This poem was written in 2005 as my gift to my husband after fifty years of marriage. Perhaps I had better start working on a […]

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March 18, 2019March 20, 2021

Before You Start an Exercise Program

  Exercise is one of the pillars supporting good health. What you can do and how you do it should be decided with the help […]

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March 11, 2019March 20, 2021

Chief Medical Examiner

  People are wired differently. “The things that make us who we are should not be what we expect in others.” My job after being […]

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March 4, 2019March 20, 2021

Music Lessons

Practice doesn’t always make perfect when it comes to becoming the next Mozart, a new study suggests. Researchers compared pairs of identical twins and found […]

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February 25, 2019June 17, 2020

Peep Show

  Accompanying your husband on a medical trip to Brussels can be a memorable experience. What occurred at the time of the Brussels’ World’s Fair […]

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February 18, 2019March 20, 2021

Should I use a walker?

  There is no “one size fits all” answer to this question. When it arises all the pertinent factors should be considered, and a decision […]

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February 13, 2019April 11, 2021

Should I Write a Memoir?

  There will be a time when your children, grandchildren and great grandchildren will lament the fact that they don’t know as much about you […]

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February 11, 2019April 18, 2021

The End of Awe

Yesterday I saw a little girl hold a puppy for the first time.Her eyes sparkled as it’s tiny tongue tasted her cheek.As I watched, I […]

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February 4, 2019May 1, 2021

Your Stories Are Worth Sharing

  All too often we seniors miss the opportunity to share important facts about our lives. These include many things our children and grandchildren would […]

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January 28, 2019March 20, 2021

Overcoming Computer Fear

  Have you purchased or ridden in a new car lately? If so, you may have heard about or experienced sticker shock. But that is […]

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January 21, 2019March 20, 2021

Not the Enemy

  There are 46 million seniors in the United States today, 15% of the population and the number is growing. According to the Pew Research […]

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January 14, 2019August 12, 2021

The Bag

  Communication is important or more accurately, clear communication is essential. A message that is misunderstood can be comical, concerning, disruptive, hurtful, annoying, and even […]

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December 31, 2018April 18, 2021

Faces at the Airport

  The people are everywhere. They have color, shape, clothes, but mostly they have disposition. Anger, fear, anxiety, dread, depression, Enthusiasm, confusion, hurry, impatience, Arrogance, […]

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October 15, 2018March 20, 2021

Senior Stripes

  A ten-minute walk in the parking lot of a senior residence revealed an interesting finding. The cars were clean, older but not ancient and […]

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