Especially if you’re older and need your cash flow to improve I have been writing on Medium since early 2019. I have over 2,000 followers now, which is not a huge amount, but certainly enough to make a difference in my monthly payout. I have learned many things over the…

And do you know the history behind them? As a writer, I occasionally come across phrases that are no longer used. They always fascinate me, and although I know they have an origin, I’m usually too lazy to look them up. Is Your Slang Out of Date? What happened to words like groovy, boss and nifty?medium.com I received a message from one of my friends…

Some things are hard to explain… I was never very close to my oldest brother Hal. He was twelve years my senior, so we didn’t have much in common. But he was a tender soul, and like many tender souls, he died too early, at the age of 54. Some…

Some of them may surprise you! Sex isn’t something that’s discussed openly among my senior friends. Is it considered taboo? Who knows? I know my libido isn’t as high as it used to be. When I was young, I thought about sex all the time. Now I have other things…

I no longer have to apologize for being gay — Abuse comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s mental. Other times it’s emotional, physical, or sexual. Upon occasion, it’s a combination of several. In my case, the abuse came from my stepfather. Eddie was a professional baseball player, and also a raging alcoholic. …

I am not ready to go gray Is anyone else having trouble finding a good hair colorist? Mine switched salons and doesn’t do color anymore. Finding a new stylist is like trying to win the lottery. Most of the time you fail. My latest experience was no exception. I had…

From elation to frustration

Poetic yearnings of love — Some of you may know that I like to pen lyrics for various songs. This particular instrumental called to me to provide lyrics, so when my music pal Steve Caustrita provided the backing track, I gladly joined in. “Sleep Walk” is an instrumental song written, recorded, and released in 1959…

And I’m an animal lover! I’m a big animal lover. Give me a trivia test about animals and I will get most of the answers correct. But as I’ve gotten older, my attitude about animals has changed. Dogs now scare me. I remember jogging with my roommate’s malamute when I…