Quotes
"Not all those who wander, are lost."
- J.R.R. Tolkein
- J.R.R. Tolkein
Episode 1: Who Am I?
February 13, 2023
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
Episode 2: First Year of Retirement
February 25, 2023
"You have as much laughter as you have faith."
- Martin Luther
- Martin Luther
Short: Some Days You Gotta Laugh
March 2, 2023
"Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find."
- Ann Patchett
- Ann Patchett
Episode 3: Onondaga Lake Bald Eagles
March 10, 2023
"Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else."
- Fred Rogers
- Fred Rogers
Episode 4: The Decision
March 21, 2023
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads
lives only one.”
- George R.R. Martin
lives only one.”
- George R.R. Martin
Episode 5: Reading - Fundamental to What?
April 6, 2023
"The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you."
- B.B. King
- B.B. King
Episode 6: On the Hunt for Hepatica
April 19, 2023
"Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom."
- Theodore Isaac Rubin
Episode 7: Chuck Pettus, A Man of Kindness
May 7, 2023
"Everything comes to him who
hustles while he waits."
hustles while he waits."
- Thomas Edison
Episode 9: An Unexpected Lesson in Tenacity
June 15, 2023
"A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment."
- John Wooden
Episode 10: And Adventure and a Role Model
July 13, 2023
"If there is hope in the future, there is literally power in the present."
- Zig Ziglar
Episode 11: The MVP of Retirement Planning
July 30, 2023
"Hey, Let's be careful out there."
- Sgt. Phil Esterhaus (played by Michael Conrad on Hill Street Blues)
Episode 12: Rule #1 - Nobody Gets Hurt
August 19, 2023
"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend."
- Abraham Lincoln
Episode 13: Rule #2 - We're Still All Friends
Septemeber 21, 2023
"Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not."
- Stephen King, The Green Mile
Episode 14: Taming Time
October 15, 2023
"Complaining about a problem without posing a solution is called whining."
- Teddy Roosevelt
Episode 15: Rule #3 - No Whining
October 19, 2023
"Simplicity does not precede complexity, but follows it."
- Alan Perlis
Episode 17: Rule #4 - It Depends
November 12, 2023
"The art of decision making includes the art of questioning."
- Pearl Zhu
Episode 18: Rule #5 - Know the Factors on Which 'It Depends'
November 18, 2023
"In my dreams, I never have an age"
- Madeleine L'Engle
Episode 19: Act Your Age!
December 3, 2023
"There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write."
- William Makepeace Thackeray
Episode 20: Rule #6 - Always Carry a Pen
December 10, 2023
"One man's blooper is another bear's giggle"
- Glen Doogle
Episode 21: 2023 Christmas Special
December 17, 2023
"The human voice is the organ of the soul."
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Rule #7 - Pick Up the Phone
January 28, 2024
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
- Lao Tzu
Behind the Scenes after one Year
February 12, 2024
"Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use."
- Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
IBM's 100th?
February 14, 2024
"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rule #8
February 22, 2024
"Men talk of killing time, while time quietly kills them."
- Dion Boucicault
Retired 2 Years: Biggest Enemy
March 28, 2024
"One can make a day of any size."
- John Muir
Once in a Lifetime
April 12, 2024
"Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction."
- John C. Crosby
Reassured in Pocahontas State Park
April 27, 2024
"Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence."
- Johann Kaspar Lavater
Rule #9 - Communicating Risk
May 17, 2024
"Volunteering is the freedom to keep mean people from winning."
- Glen Doogle
Discovering Volunteering and Fun
June 2, 2024
"The biggest risk to productivity is always the same: working on the wrong thing."
- James Clear
Productivity - A Means to an End
July 22, 2024
"Life's true face is the skull."
- Nikos Kazantzakis
Mystery Unboxing
August 15, 2024
"The joy of a reunion is like finding the sock lost in the dryer."
- Glen Doogle
Reunion on the Trail
August 21, 2024
"Recognizing pressure can avoid a chain of events which might create more pressure."
- Glen Doogle
Fallen Trees, A Game of Dominoes
August 27, 2024
"You should not put too much trust in any unproved conjecture, even if it has been propounded by a great authority, even if it has been propounded by yourself. You should try to prove it or disprove it."
- George Pólya
Conjecture or Fact? Rule 10 Explained
September 22, 2024
"Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Exploring the Outer Banks with Friends
October 9, 2024
"The right answer to the wrong question,
is still the wrong answer."
is still the wrong answer."
- Virg Meredith
Mom Knew Rule 11. Do You?
October 20, 2024