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LORNA VERALDI posted a message. New comment added.
Feb
05
Feb 05, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Posted on: Feb 05, 2025 at 6:24 AM

Happy belated Birthday, Bob! (For some reason, my first attempt appeared as a reply to Connie Dye.) Best wishes for the coming year. Hope to see you and Barb on one of my visits west.

LORNA VERALDI posted a message on WILLIAM JACKSON's Profile. New comment added.
Feb
01
Feb 01, 2025 at 5:12 PM

Posted on: Jan 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM

Happy Birthday, my friend! All my best wishes for the year ahead

WILLIAM JACKSON has a birthday today. New comment added.
Jan
31
Jan 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM

Posted on: Jan 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM

LORNA VERALDI posted a message. New comment added.
Jan
29
Jan 29, 2025 at 6:43 AM

Posted on: Jan 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Happy Birthday, Kerry! Hope to see you on one of my visits to Billings one of these days. Meanwhile, best wishes for another good year!

LORNA VERALDI posted a message. New comment added.
Jan
20
Jan 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM

Posted on: Jan 18, 2025 at 5:38 AM

On June 23, 2024, the New York Times published a special section called "What Does Retirement Really Mean?" It was a collection of short pieces written by retirees all over the country. By then, I had been retired for 2 years, so I thought it was something I should read, and threw it on the stack of things I should read. I finally got around to it yesterday, and I found this by Paul Matulic, who's 67 and lives in Washington, D.C., particularly poignant. I thought some of you might also find it of interest as we set off on another year. It's called "Soy Jubilado":

"First day of retirement, I took a walk in our neighborhood and went to buy a bottle of wine at the liquor store. Came home and said to my wife, 'There are a lot of bald and white-haired people out at this time of day.'

"Second day, I realized two things: 1. I am no longer professionally consequential; 2. I am free.

"If you are fortunate to be healthy and have a healthy family, you can appreciate the Spanish word for 'retirement': jubilacion. Jubilation! (One says 'Soy jubilado' for "I am retired': I am jubilated!) Ahead of you are adventures, sickness and death.

"Be jubilated. Once off the schedule, you realize that you now have a diminishing future, but an expanding present. Think of how you will inhabit that time: family, friends, travel (the concept of 'vacation' ends when you retire), growth.

"Unleash your curiosity in all directions. Dance to a trance band. Titrate the grim world around us and vow to encourage everyone you meet."

LORNA VERALDI posted a message.
Jan
16
Jan 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM

Jan, Happy Birthday! Best wishes for the coming year

LORNA VERALDI posted a message.
Dec
01
Dec 01, 2024 at 9:42 AM

Happy belated Birthday, Charlotte! Best wishes for the year to come

LORNA VERALDI posted a message.
Nov
18
Nov 18, 2024 at 7:09 AM

Happy belated Birthday, Karen. I hope all is well in Spokane and that you're still enjoying its outdoor spaces. All my best wishes for the coming year

JOYCE HEIMBICHNER CASAUS posted a message. New comment added.
Oct
11
Oct 11, 2024 at 9:20 AM

Posted on: Oct 02, 2024 at 5:56 PM

Y
Happy late birthday. Hope you kicked up your heels and do a little dance!

LORNA VERALDI posted a message.
Sep
01
Sep 01, 2024 at 4:38 PM

Happy Belated Birthday, Dona! I hope summer's end finds your garden in full bloom, and the year ahead is full of good surprises

LORNA VERALDI posted a message. New comment added.
Aug
23
Aug 23, 2024 at 1:47 PM

Posted on: Aug 23, 2024 at 7:10 AM

Happy Birthday, Bruce! Hope all is well in Texas. Best wishes for the year ahead

LORNA VERALDI posted a message. New comment added.
Jul
06
Jul 06, 2024 at 5:33 PM

Posted on: Jul 06, 2024 at 4:38 PM

Happy Birthday, Paul! I hope you are enjoying the day, wherever it may find you. I'm heading to Montana next week for a family reunion and will take a nostalgic walk around our old McKinley neighborhood while I'm in Billings in remembrance of our youth.

LORNA VERALDI posted a message. New comment added.
Jun
21
Jun 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM

Posted on: Jun 20, 2024 at 7:54 PM

Happy Birthday, Connie! It was great to see you at the monthly get-together last October. Many thanks for all you do to keep us connected, and all best wishes for the year to come.

LORNA VERALDI posted a message. New comment added.
Jun
08
Jun 08, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Posted on: May 26, 2024 at 2:22 PM

Danny,

Happy Birthday! Hope your book arrives soon.

LORNA VERALDI posted a message.
Apr
09
Apr 09, 2024 at 5:18 PM

Jeanne, I hope your birthday has been happy and wish you all the best in the year to come.