tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post9020715861865639129..comments2024-03-13T04:00:21.690-05:00Comments on Life 101 : Things get older ~ my column from Sunday's paperRick Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-90466084663242330022014-04-17T09:51:16.926-05:002014-04-17T09:51:16.926-05:00Thanks all.Thanks all.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-7883167806255829142014-03-12T11:51:23.899-05:002014-03-12T11:51:23.899-05:00Love this! Get going with your travel plans as soo...Love this! Get going with your travel plans as soon as possible. There's so much to see in this country. We started doing this before retiring and have continued to do so since retiring. Earlier on we went to Europe several times and saw some wonderful things...great memories were made. After 911, we decided to see this country more and have never regretted that decision. We've been up and down both coasts, as well as across the gulf states and those bordering Mexico. We've have driven through and stopped at many states in between here in the Midwest and all those other places. This country is so beautiful and so different from place to place...don't miss any of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606590257093666709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-54577340518838536022014-03-11T20:42:26.974-05:002014-03-11T20:42:26.974-05:00Well said, Rick.Well said, Rick.Bama Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10971851537771385556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-48042981414124442122014-03-11T19:14:52.524-05:002014-03-11T19:14:52.524-05:00I think it is wise to hang on to a vehicle unless ...I think it is wise to hang on to a vehicle unless it stops working or we have a use for a new car. I wish you good luck with finding a car as good as your current car and build memories with it. MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-90618258761898138752014-03-11T17:58:52.899-05:002014-03-11T17:58:52.899-05:00Thank you. I appreciate your kind words. Thank you. I appreciate your kind words. Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-3095692467502289542014-03-11T17:58:15.839-05:002014-03-11T17:58:15.839-05:00Thanks Janie. I just read where this week is the 5...Thanks Janie. I just read where this week is the 50th anniversary of the introduction to the Mustang. I remember the first one I ever saw like it was yesterday.Rick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-34487756648733266492014-03-11T17:54:30.476-05:002014-03-11T17:54:30.476-05:00My first car was a used Mustang. It was my older s...My first car was a used Mustang. It was my older sister's until she got married. Then I got to drive it to high school. X and I drove it early in our marriage and then it bit the dust. My brother towed it from Kansas to Arizona so her could refurbish it. His sons told me it sat in front of his house, rusting away, and then he died. I don't know what happened to it after that. Now I ride in a Mustang with Willy Dunne Wooters. Your column is great.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-29033421996802553252014-03-11T15:40:49.362-05:002014-03-11T15:40:49.362-05:00You touched my heart with this blog. I can relate ...You touched my heart with this blog. I can relate to the car thing and exploring your own country is a dream come true.<br />Just because you live somewhere doesnt mean you know it . Unless you are a tourist you are busy making a living.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-10900915238781699322014-03-11T12:17:41.307-05:002014-03-11T12:17:41.307-05:00Good dreams to have: Hit the road, Rick, as soon ...Good dreams to have: Hit the road, Rick, as soon as that time comes. My parents talked about their some-day trip all their lives once Dad retired from the farm. But the thing about farmers is that they don't really retire. They did some traveling but not enough.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-76413997845548301302014-03-11T11:25:29.802-05:002014-03-11T11:25:29.802-05:00Loved this column, Rick. I have a 19 year old Sat...Loved this column, Rick. I have a 19 year old Saturn, and it's breaking my heart that I'm going to have to part with it when the heat arrives ~ dead computer that controls the fan that cools the engine. I've replaced the computer once, but it may be hard to find another, and the Saturn is showing its age in other ways! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-71065469395825400102014-03-11T09:07:34.019-05:002014-03-11T09:07:34.019-05:00I had a Honda for 17 years before it had to retire...I had a Honda for 17 years before it had to retire. Believe it or not, I miss it, even though I'm getting used to the new car we bought a few years ago (a 2005 Jetta). But old cars have memories attached to them. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-26168388569045480322014-03-11T08:18:18.045-05:002014-03-11T08:18:18.045-05:00It's amazing how some possessions can become l...It's amazing how some possessions can become like old friends. As for moving to new phases of our lives, that can be a good thing too. I like the person that I am today far better than the one I was twenty years ago; more confident, maybe a little wiser and certainly far more tolerant.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202212892774623935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-64744843003036030322014-03-11T03:05:20.306-05:002014-03-11T03:05:20.306-05:00There are some great benefits into aging... I do l...There are some great benefits into aging... I do like how we become more comfortable in our own skin... have a great week Rick :)Launna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.com