This California retiree collects — and returns — old postcards

Title: This California retiree collects — and returns — old postcards

Article Snip: "Lowell Joerg says he ‘likes to send history’ through the mail...The 95-year-old Stockton, CA, retiree mails his finds to the places they depict — a longtime hobby he calls his “redistribution of happiness” project. ..."

Reference: news.usps.com

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92-year-old sets world record with trek across Grand Canyon

Title: 92-year-old sets world record with trek across Grand Canyon

Article Snip: "...Alfredo Aliaga Burdio, 92, set a Guinness World Record when he made a 24-mile hike across the Grand Canyon last October. ...Burdio's takeaway from the hike is that it is never too late to try something, even at old age.

"I began living a healthy lifestyle really at age 76," he said."

Reference: www.foxnews.com
Alfredo Aliaga Burdio, 92 Year Old, Guinness World Record, Grand Canyon, Hiking,Things to do in retirement,Exercise,Health,super-agers,

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Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past | Paperback

Title: Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past | Paperback

Article Snip: "...Written with elegance, warmth, and humor, this highly original "teaching memoir" by William Zinsser--renowned bestselling author of On Writing Well gives you the tools to organize and recover your past, and the confidence to believe in your life narrative. His method is to take you on a memoir of his own: 13 chapters in which he recalls dramatic, amusing, and often surprising moments in his long and varied life as a writer, editor, teacher, and traveler. Along the way, Zinsser pauses to explain the technical decisions he made as he wrote about his life. They are the same decisions you'll have to make as you write about your own life: matters of selection, condensation, focus, attitude, voice, and tone. ..."

Reference: Amazon
Writing About Your Life: A Journey into the Past

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Learn Origami | Easy Origami: over 30 simple projects

Title: Learn Origami | Easy Origami: over 30 simple projects

Article Snip: "Created by origami master John Montroll, this easy and fun collection of 32 simple projects with step-by-step instructions is perfect for the beginner origami hobbyist.

Discover the wonderful world of origami with this traditional Japanese collection of 32 simple projects, perfect for novice origami hobbyists. Clearly illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions make even the most challenging projects achievable. Start with basic items like a hat, cup, and pinwheel, and work your way up to projects like a penguin, pelican, and piano. Also included are figures of a swan, lantern, cicada, pigeon, fox, rabbit, and other popular origami subjects. By completing these projects, you'll be on your way to mastering the fascinating ancient art of origami, which has been around since the invention of paper itself. No matter your level of expertise in origami crafting, Easy Origami makes it possible for anyone to create beautiful artwork in an enjoyable and fulfilling way. ..."

Reference: Amazon
Learning,Education,Hobby, Art, Origami,Things to do in retirement,Gift Ideas, Books,Amazon,

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Unable to Travel? Ride along with youtuber 'RVerTV' and travel the country

Article Title: Unable to Travel? Ride along with youtuber 'RVerTV' and travel the country

While searching for articles that might be of interest to retirees, we ran across RVerTV on youtube. This gentleman travels the country and keeps the camera on while doing so. The videos give great insight to places you might want to visit in your retirement travels. Additionally, economically or physically, you may not be able to travel, if that is the case, go to youtube and ride along for beautiful views of America.

Reference Source: RVerTV

Meet the Stone Mountain Hookers—a women’s fishing club

Title: Meet the Stone Mountain Hookers—a women’s fishing club

Article Snip: "...Betty Pompey, a Stone Mountain community leader who retired as an executive with the U.S. Postal Service, said she had some fishing experience while living in Savanah. “I showed up with large surf-fishing lures and a big, heavy-duty rod, prompting some laughter,” said Pompey. Now others in the club have rods, reels, line and hooks suitable for local lake fishing for the Bream, Bass, Crappie and Catfish. ..."

Reference: ocgnews.com