lost and found in retirement
Eating healthy is a key part to my living a healthy and happy life. I call it out in my life vision. I know what it means but struggle living it. The main culprit for me are bad habits I made part of my eating. Bad habits. I wish I could flick a switch and make healthy eating happen. I’ve turned on that switch many…
Yesterday was the twelfth anniversary of my triple coronary bypass. The days preceding and following that day in 2005 have a profound influence on how I live my life today. This experience set off a series of life changes that have led to a happier, more fulfilling life. I struggled to write my annual Facebook post about this life changing experience. This morning the Today…
A big thank you goes out to my friends for supporting me on the 3-2-1 Ride. This bike ride, organized by the Woiner Foundation of Pittsburgh, fights melanoma and pancreatic cancer through fundraising for research. I surpassed my $500 fundraising goal through your generous donations totaling $650! Sue’s Crew, the team I cycled with, blew past their goal and raised $3,245! The 3-2-1 Ride set…
After a weekend in Vienna, tonight I end my first chapter of my journey. I begin the second chapter of The Guylas Road, my journey through Hungary. I am meeting the other cyclists in my tour group for dinner tonight and orientation on the ride. I must say that Austria is a beautiful country. Over three days, I got to experience a small slice of…
In the early 20th century, Mihaly Bilcze, his wife Meri, and children Mihaly and Meri left their home in Verocze, Hungary. They were part of the great Eastern European emigration to the United States looking for a better life. They settled in Alliance, Ohio where they gave birth to two additional children, my father Joseph “Jokie” and my aunt Irene “Goldie”. I was surrounded by Hungarian-American…
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. I have however had dry spell on blogging. I said good-bye to my professional blog at the end of January. It has been on my retirement radar to actively blog on this site. I confess I sat down numerous times to write but just wasn’t feeling it. I guess that dry spell has ended today. What does…
I am back. It’s been a busy year. I always end the year measuring my progress in achieving my wellness vision. I have six years of wellness visions under my belt. In 2011 I switched from New Year’s resolutions to a wellness vision believing that it is much more effective. You can Google “wellness vision” or search my blog to learn more. My annual wellness…
A Facebook post by Family on Bikes caught my eye today. It was the fifth anniversary of the Vogel family’s three year 17,000 mile bicycle ride from Alaska to the southernmost tip of Argentina. I had found their blog six years ago and followed their final year through South America. The Facebook post took me to the blog post documenting the final miles in Argentina….