Happy 4th 2019

Happy 4th 2019

Americans love to be outdoors for this holiday and what better way to celebrate than to have picnics, cold watermelon, corn on the cob, hand-cranked ice cream, ribs, chicken, hot dogs and burgers on the grill, band concerts, and a dip in the pool or water skiing at...
Messed up! June 2019

Messed up! June 2019

Dave and Diane had met with us a few years ago and had determined that at age 65 they would both keep working and keep their employer plans for healthcare, and not sign up for Medicare. We reminded them that is okay if the health plan at work is “Creditable Coverage”...
All Inclusive June 2019

All Inclusive June 2019

When many of us were growing up we watched the nightly news; Walter Cronkite, Huntley-Brinkley. Remember the “Proud as a Peacock” logo on one of these news broadcasts? The news was pretty straightforward and there were many more facts and less editorial comments. In...
The Heat is on !!! 2019

The Heat is on !!! 2019

Not a summer goes by that folk around the USA don’t joke about the summer heat. In some states it’s the summer humidity; others, it’s no humidity, just heat. In Arizona, we fall into the no humidity, just heat. Hottest day in Arizona history since we’ve been keeping...
All Inclusive  2019

All Inclusive 2019

Have you ever had one of those experiences of all-inclusive resorts, or you attended a function where everything is free? Did you overindulge? Eat and drink too much? How you reacted to that situation makes you…. you! While at an all-inclusive resort recently, I...