My thanks to my dear friend and sister-in-law Judy Estep who sometimes steps in and keeps me up to date on what’s happening in the world of internet, especially when I have a case of brain blot.
She sent me the following that you might tape on your fridge. I call it “life after retirement” which many of us are experiencing right now.
Retiree’s Message
As I was lying in bed pondering the problems of the world, I rapidly realized that I don’t really give a rat’s hiney. It’s the tortoise life for me! And here is why.
1. If walking is good for your health,
the postman would be immortal.
2. A whale swims all day, only eats
fish, drinks water, and is fat.
3. A rabbit runs and hops and only
lives 15 years.
4. A tortoise doesn’t run and does
nothing, yet it lives for 450 years.
And you tell me to exercise?? I don’t think so.
I’m retired. Go around me.
Now that I’m older and wiser, here’s what I’ve discovered:
1. I started out with nothing, and I still
have most of it.
2. My wild oats have turned into prunes
and all-bran.
3. I finally got my head together, and now
my body is falling apart.
4. Funny, I don’t remember being
absent-minded.
5. Funny, I don’t remember being
absent-minded.
6. If all is not lost, where is it?
7. It is easier to get older than it is to
get wiser.
8. Some days, you’re the dog; some
days you’re the hydrant.
9. I wish the buck stopped here; I
sure could use a few.
10. Kids in the back seat cause accidents.
11. Accidents in the back seat cause kids.
13. The only time the world beats a path
to your door is when you’re in
the bathroom.
14. If God wanted me to touch my toes,
he’d have put them on my knees.
15. These days, I spend a lot of time
thinking about the hereafter…I
go somewhere to get something,
and then wonder what I’m hereafter.
Have a nice day and thanks Judy.
Bourbon Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Ingredients
3 eggs
16 oz. pumpkin puree
12 oz. sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp. Bourbon
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp. powdered ginger
Directions
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk together.
Pour into a 9-inch unbaked pie shell and bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.
