Category: Features

Word of the Month: Sempiternal

David Zapatka While reading The Metaphysics of Ping Pong by Guido Mina Di Sospiro recently, I ran across this long sentence, “…I certainly didn’t suspect a number of things: that I’d be soundly beaten by my teenage son; that shortly thereafter I’d become obsessed with table tennis; that my obsession would fuel a grueling initiation…

My Turn: ‘50th Reunion’

Brian Curry I like going to my high school reunions. In my case, the Patchogue-Medford Class of 1973 in New York. I’ve made it to every one of them and then some. Well, that’s not exactly true. For my 20th, I only made it to the “Icebreaker” on account of some personal issues, but I…

The Remodeling Corner

Janet Cook This may be a good year for some energy efficiency upgrade home remodeling! The Inflation Reduction Act has created energy efficiency rebates for those with moderate or lower income, and tax credits for those above median incomes for all kinds of home upgrades. For those whose income is 80% or less than the…

Practical Purging Tips

Kim Kubsch Are you busy decluttering documents as you prepare your income tax return? Or trying to find time for spring cleaning? Or maybe feeling your countertops, dressers, and flat surfaces are cluttered? These practical purging practices may ease some stress. Concerned about protecting your identity? You should be! To avoid constantly tearing off your…

Sun Laker with the Sounds of Broadway

Tracy Myers has been a Sun Lakes resident since 1997 and a member of the Chandler-Gilbert Community College Community Band, where he plays the clarinet, since 2005. The CGCC Community Band is a mixture of musicians from high school and college students to professionals and retirees, with a wonderful blend of music. Myers got to…

Dollars & Sense

How to Retire Happy, Even with Big Inflation! Dr. Harold Wong Inflation in 2022 hit 40-year highs, and how will you retire well, even if we have continued inflation and a recession in the next few years? Case Study: I met Joe, age 63, and Judy, age 65, in June, 2019, at a seminar I…

In Passing

Lee Bergelin Lee Bergelin passed away peacefully on Feb. 4, 2023, in Chandler, Ariz., and entered Heaven. He proudly served his country by enlisting in the Marine Corps. His favorite memories come from when he served on a six-month detachment aboard a Navy cruise ship from Japan to Australia and back to Camp Pendleton in…