Barbara J. Hamby

Weather Woes

I remember noticing some really nice weather during the past few weeks. Probably the reason I noticed it was because it was so rare. We broke a record for April showers in Portland this year. We have had some rain on 25 of the 29 days so far. The old record was 24 days. I haven’t heard the forecast, but… click here to continue

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April, 29th, 2010

Pool Rules

Every swimming pool has a set of rules, several of which are often ignored. I have my own set of rules for my pool time. First of all, I never stop moving the rest of my body when my tongue is wagging, or when it’s hanging out, for that matter. Usually I exercise for fifty minutes in the pool, then… click here to continue

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April, 25th, 2010

Madison Avenue Madness

Over the years of hearing and watching radio and television commercials apparently aimed at second grade level, I learned to automatically tune them out. When remote controls became available, I wore out the mute buttons.

Recently, I’ve noticed some really clever ads. I don’t know if they were inspired by sports events such as Super Bowl or big money for… click here to continue

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April, 23rd, 2010

Perhaps I’ve Lived Too Long

A few days ago I read a movie review of “Kick Ass.” This morning’s paper informs me that it’s the number one attraction this week. As we older folks are fond of saying, “What’s this world coming to?” Or at least, I wonder, what’s this country coming to and how does the rest of the world interpret this sort of… click here to continue

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April, 20th, 2010

The Perils of Pauline

If you are too young to recognize the above title, look it up on Google.

The perils of Pauline have nothing on the perils of old age. I shall attempt to launch a humorous account of two senior citizens grasping several remote control devices and struggling to get a new television setup with way too many bells and whistles to… click here to continue

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April, 17th, 2010

Happy Birthday to Me

Next week I’ll have another birthday and this year it’s time to renew my driver’s license. I stuffed my purse with the requisite documents to prove who I am, how old I am, where I live and that I’m a citizen. We have new laws regarding identification in Oregon that are quite strict.  My checkbook made the trip also, since… click here to continue

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April, 14th, 2010

How Does It Feel to be Elderly

I don’t remember wondering at any time during my first fifty years how it would feel to be “elderly.” Of course I did think that, if I were lucky, I’d live to old age. Also, the qualification for “old age” or “elderly” somehow ratcheted up a few years with every birthday.

Every year now, when I spend time with my… click here to continue

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April, 12th, 2010

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