ROMEO BLOG

This page is being created for members to discuss ideas, cerebrations, opinions, sentiments and views on topics of interest to other like minded men of distinction – our Romeo Club members!

Adjustments in wardrobe after retirement • Downsizing living arrangements • Fun things to do with grandchildren Keeping your driver’s license • Benefits of Senior Living Facilities • Loss of Hearing • Dealing with loss of hair Loss of spouse • Cooking skills and how to develop them • Medical Crises – knee, hip, shoulder Health Club activities • Difficult son-in-laws and daughter-in-laws • Trips and vacations I always wanted to take Fishing and golf • Entertainment options and ideas

First Responders, Do Not Forget the Last Responders

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The Last Responders...  A couple of weeks ago I made a trip to Walgreen's. It’s one of my favorite stores to shop. I don’t buy enough of anything to worry about the higher prices they charge for peanut butter or teabags. Everything is generally more expensive than Stop & Shop or Big Y. I don’t care. I MAN shop.  At my age, the most valuabl...
Posted in Remembrance,Responders,Retired Men,ROMEO

    Nicknames

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    Nicknames… When I was a kid… being assigned a nickname was like a badge of honor. You were not only known by your given name but you had the distinct pleasure of being addressed by your nickname by family members and close friends. I am not really sure who actually bestowed nicknames on us. Often it was done by our own parents. They shared their...
    Posted in Good Old Days,Italian traditions,Nicknames,Retired Men,ROMEO

      Television - Then & Now

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       My father, who loved western TV shows (Gunsmoke, Lone Ranger, Gene Autry, Roy Rodgers) ultimately, had the last say as to what we would watch.  Whoever held the Channel Selector Dial had to surrender it over to him because he ultimately chose what the family was going to watch that evening.  TV was such a novelty that we didn’t care what we watched.   We were content.

      Today my TV has access to hundreds of channels yet I can count on one hand the number of channels that I actually watch. It’s not much more than the three channels I remember watching as a kid.
      Posted in Family Together,Good Old Days,Remembrance,Retired Men,ROMEO,Technology Change