Douglas Kinney
Father, Poppie, Pastor, IT Tech, Composer, Singer, and the guy trying to figure out how I got to be so old and life so complicated.
What would you be if you were attached to another object by an inclined plane, wrapped helically around an axis? Quote from the episode "The Desperation Emanation" (S4 Ep5) of the Big Bang Theory--By Leonard Hofstadter
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The only thing we have to fear... in Life After 60
My generation can probably complete that phrase and tell you who made that statement. Sadly, we can also tell you what happened at Columbine High School in Littleton CO. And both are examples o...
Jaded in Life After 60
Life is like a game show. Press Your Luck comes to mind. Never satisfied with what you have, you keep pressing on, until the dreaded Whammy comes alone and takes everything you have. (Much lik...
Quite Please in Life After 60
“The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.” As opposed to? So just when is a good time? For me that became a reality 7 years ago today. When you think nothing can b...
FireProof in Life After 60
I just finished a few weeks ago, building my own small house. I installed what they call FireGuard sheet rock. It helps protect against fire spreading rapidly. Plus it provides great insulatio...
Houston, We Have A Problem in Life After 60
Communication. Men don’t…Women want too. For example, a woman will ask, “How was your day?” to which the man replies, “Fine”…and in the mans mind that is the end of the discussion. Reverse t...
The Times They Are A Changing in Life After 60
Change is inevitable. But is change always good? I would suppose that it depends on what the change is, how it effects you, and one’s reaction to it. And I have seen so much change in the last...
Thou Shalt Not Lie in Life After 60
Absolutes, they will get you into trouble, eventually. Do these pants make my butt look big? Any guy recognizes a set up for a fight when he sees one. (Do I tell her the truth and risk hurting ...
The Rain, The Park, and Other Things in Life After 60
Oh, does that take me back to a simpler time. I love to listen to the rain on a tin roof, so relaxing. My cabin is perfect for that. And my life is pretty much complete. There is very little...
Broken, Together in Life After 60
A broken bone hurts! I have lost count of the number of bones I have broken in my lifetime. But they all have one thing in common–They hurt. And a broken heart hurts. Perhaps worse than any t...
Lather, Rinse, Repeat. in Life After 60
Yes, I sometimes border on the extreme. Reading directions literally is one of those things. It brightens my day. Lather, Rinse, Repeat....I am going to run out of shampoo really quick. Or th...
The day that will live in infamy in Life After 60
In my short time on this earth there are few days that will live in infamy. But some that stand out. Nov 22nd 1963, Dec 12th 1971, May 14th 1976, and April 28th 1979- while only one of those d...
Working for the Week-end in Life After 60
Everybody’s working for the week-end. Why does Monday-thru-Friday drag on forever and the week-end is over before you know it? I am thinking there is a space-time continuum factor at work. I do...
Oh, the horror! in Life After 60
Dating…at 61: Note to self, either be content to spend the rest of your life alone, or be prepared to deal with crazy. (That’s not an indictment, just an observation :) ) Rule number 1 of da...
How Did I Get Here? in Life After 60
I think we all ask ourselves that question at one time or another. And I guess the short answer is pretty much the same for us all. We don’t know. After all, this isn’t were I planned to be when ...
