All posts by markabes

You Can Retire, Move and the Drama will Follow

Nov 1, 2015 |

Neighborhood Drama So, you know how a couple of days ago I talked about the importance of curb appeal to one’s home? Got me thinking about a little drama going on here on my street of duplex villas, regarding exterior painting. In general, I’m not a big fan of homeowner associations, especially in retirement communities. […more]

55+ Home: At Home and Lovin’ it

Nov 1, 2015 |

Continuing on the theme I talked about the other day (regarding my friend not letting me let the image of the home go.) Let me tell you how I feel being at home in my new digs. I find myself settling pretty well into my new digs, in this “Active 55+ Community.” By the way, […more]

Heimlich Maneuver True Story about Saving a Life

Nov 1, 2015 |
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Crazy Story about the Heimlich Maneuver I promise you, (even though I’m a retired first responder) I’m really not going to blog ad nauseum about performing CPR and doing the Heimlich on people. That would get tedious. But I’m still going to write this particular blog on that subject because, well, I can, since it’s […more]

Friends don’t let friends screw up their homes

Oct 29, 2015 |

(photo from thisoldhouse.com) What’s up guys, a friend of mine stopped by today and he actually looked at the front of my house and told me I needed to do something about it. He was telling me that the pipes going into the front of the house should actually match the color of the house. […more]

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Oct 16, 2015 |

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