Green Valley Moments

This really isn’t about coffee, and it has little to do with cappuccino. I wanted some coffee while I was in Tucson yesterday morning so I walked into a small deli.
“A large coffee, please,” I requested.
“Would you like coffee or cappuccino?” she responded.
“OK, sure, I’ll have a cappuccino.”

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We visited my Mother yesterday at La Posada. She was at a Memorial Service for a former resident when we arrived
We caught the end of a very nice service. Mother later showed us the printed hand-out. It contained a prayer about aging. There’s something here for everyone.

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Our bikes, matching Schwins from over twenty years ago, patiently hang from hooks in our garage. Even with the addition of larger seats, they were still a PIA to ride. Seniors especially should love these crank forward models.
American bicycle sales have skyrocketed in the wake of Lance Armstrong’s multiple wins at the Tour de France, […]

Here we go…
President Bush’s budget calls for elimination of a $255 lump-sum death payment that has been part of Social Security for more than 50 years and urges Congress to cut off monthly survivor benefits to 16- and 17-year-old high school dropouts.
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It started last November when I received a letter from Secure Horizons notifying me that my health plan (Secure Horizons Medicare POS) was going to be discontinued, and that I had until December 31, to select a new plan.
OK, I procrastinated. My bad. In the early part of December, I went through the entire process […]

I really don’t envy those of you who are approaching age 65. The good news is that you qualify for Medicare. The bad news is that you will spend hours and hours trying to select the right plan.
In the Green Valley area, there are 33 plans from which to choose including the original Medicare plan, […]

Pharmacists deal with Medicare confusion
Computer glitch, missing cards among troubles
USA TODAY
Pharmacists struggled with billing glitches and missing drug cards as they tried to fill prescriptions Tuesday under Medicare’s new drug benefit, the most sweeping expansion to the program since its inception in 1965.
On the first full business day the benefit was available, pharmacists said […]

The seniors sweepstakes kicks into high gear this weekend as the first baby boomers turn 60 and states, cities and small towns mount ad campaigns to attract up-and-coming retirees.
States rushing to lure retirees - Yahoo! News

I love diners.
Dona’s Diner in Green Valley almost qualifies. Almost, because it’s located in a shopping mall, and the cooks aren’t anywhere to be seen.
I love the old-style diners that were prevalent through the 1950s…those American institutions that offered generous portions of comfort food at bargain-basement prices.
As much as the food, I really […]

WASHINGTON - It’s been a long wait for Medicare beneficiaries, but about two years after Congress approved a new prescription drug benefit, senior citizens and the disabled finally get to enroll, beginning Tuesday (today).
Officials say the beneficiaries need to think about signing up — but not necessarily to decide right away which drug plan is […]