Living Retired: My Bad

Gary Chalk Some people don’t apologize, instead they get even. And then there are—you guessed it—men. Many men don’t take the effort to apologize or get even. Have you ever seen a guy get up from the sofa to change the furnace filters a couple of times a year and apologize for taking so long?…

Give Yourself Credit

Suzanne Marlatt Stewart You do not build resilience by reading about it. You build it by living it each day. The tough times that try to break you often end up shaping your values and your voice. Psychologists sometimes call it “ordinary magic,” the way everyday people grow stronger after facing hard situations. If you have faced…

Sharing Your Spare … Living Kidney Donor Needed

Georgine Hurst As a past advocate of living donors for kidney transplants I’ve published several articles in the Roundup, in SaddleBrooke, and in Oro Valley. As a result, a donor did come forward in 2024 and saved the life of an Oro Valley man, Joe Rivera, who had PKD, polycystic kidney disease. I’ve also connected…

Alcoholics Anonymous

If you want to stop drinking, there is a solution. All are welcome to attend Friends of Bill W., an open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). It is completely confidential and there is no cost. The meeting is held every Thursday at 3 p.m. in the La Vista Room, Hacienda Club. For information about what…