Chuck's Chat Welcome to March 2026!

Well, it finally happened. I recently received in the mail my old man card. The wording begins “This is your official Medicare card.” I know, many of you are now saying “why, he can’t possibly be that old”, but, alas, ‘tis true. I will turn 65 later this month. I must admit, my mind is sharp as a tack, but my body is starting to show some wear and tear. By the way, has anyone seen my glasses?

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As a reminder, don’t forget to set your clocks forward an hour Saturday night, March 7 as we roll into Daylight Savings Time. I wonder how many people still have clocks in their homes. Generation whatever letter were using now can’t even read a clock, so I’m sure they don’t have any. Oh, and by the way, your vehicle’s radio will be correct again in six months, so don’t even bother with it. Unless of course you have one of them newer snazzy models that corrects itself. Sheesh.

I’m not a frequent patron of our local WalMart, but I do want to point out a recent observation I made about the Independence store. There are no longer signs indicating which door to use for “Entrance” or “Exit”. There used to be. Not that it seemed to matter because people just willy nilly used whichever door they wanted. Not me. I obeyed the attempted traffic pattern. Because I’m old and learned respect and manners and etiquette and stuff like that.

For those concerned, thank you - I found my glasses.

Until next month,

Chuck Voelker