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FRED FIRST: My Wee Musical Man-Cave

Digital Tones and Frets and Reeds: Oh My!A month ago this small room behind me was just my office. Now it is also my music room.I see this as...

FRED FIRST: Still is Still Moving . . .

We just don't quite know when the VAN will be at the door THE RECAPThe storyline...

FRED FIRST: Turning Points of Note From a Season of Change

First night: Middle of April: The sliding doors are open with nothing but the screens to...

FRED FIRST: What Was A Half Million Acres of Cypress Swamp

The transformation of the Missouri Boot HeelA year from today, I will be living in...

FRED FIRST: There Are Places I Remember

The Moods and Memories of MountainsOn reaching the summit of the long incline up from...

FRED FIRST: One Move Left In Us . . .

We were working on a plan for the rest of our lives, for when the time would be right. And we were waiting for...

FRED FIRST: Many Hope To Age in Place . . .

But Maybe Not the Place You Thought The phrase "Age-in-Place" is kind of the Holy Grail of late-in-life housing ambitions for many of our local...

FRED FIRST: Boomers Gotta Have A Plan . . .

YOU CAN'T TREAD WATER FOREVERBy definition, you are a BABY BOOMER if you were born between 1946 and 1964. You have a lot of...

FRED FIRST: Time On Earth – The Motion Our Tools Can Help Us See

Today, two visual gems I wanted you to see. FIRST… WINTER IN TIMEFor those of you who think winter is gray and sleeping or any...

FRED FIRST: Welcome Winter! (I Will Try To Give This Season A Chance – Again)

… When winter comes, our morning walks don’t end, but they are no longer a casual tiptoe through the woods.Winter walks are a deep-sea...

FRED FIRST: To Age Well, Start Young

"There is no cure for the common birthday . . . "   - John Glenn I remember it clearly. I was 12 when I first...