I have every reason to look forward to March 10. You'll have every reason to mark said date on your calendars.

Texas citizens will rejoice. The COVID mask mandate is over. I never was a big fan of these stupid face masks that we've somehow been forced to wear for about a year now. Yes, I understand precautions and not getting others sick. Fair enough. But things have greatly improved now that this COVID crisis has finally diminished. So much for the...

I have lost 2 days getting stuck on a decision.

I have to decide what TV service and internet service to get in Knoxville. I don't like the ones I have now, and those are the ones offered at discount by my new Apartment in Knoxville.

I forgot the golden rule that if I get stuck on an item on my To Do list, just drop it down 5 or 10 slots and hit the next item. Lesson learned or rather, remembered.

Don't let yourself get stuck. It wastes time and causes...

Below is a listing of apartments by crime risk via a crime app on my iPhone.

My top priority for a new home is low crime, peace and quiet. I used a crime app to gauge crime at various apartments in Knoxville and around the metro area. Then I plotted all of the apartments on Google Earth, color coded by crime rate with green being low and red high. I wish I could post a picture. It would be useful to understanding the list below.

I have attached the color coded...

Without having a city or apartment to move to, I began preparing my move.

I got tired of Covid upsetting my plans to find a new place to retire. One day, I just started packing the apartment. Done packing, I just picked a moving date to aim for. Then I got quotes from national movers, picked one, and signed a contract. Only then did I actually find and secure my apartment. I would like to have gotten an apartment first, but the backwards method is how it turned out and happened to...