500 Words

(and sometimes video)

I have a LOT to say about life’s challenges, but from my days as a newspaper columnist I am used to a 500 word limit. Enjoy my take on customer service, grandparenting, computers, travel and any other aspect of daily life that needs my attention!

Playing 1957 Board Game Proved Challenging

Lyn Widmyer

Jan 16

Playing 1957 Board Game Proved Challenging

Friends came over for a game night and we played the 1957 version of Go to the Head of the Class. I discovered the game when cleaning out...

Lyn Widmyer

Jul 24, 2024

My Apple Watch won't shut up

My Apple Watch won’t shut up Horror stories about older people falling and laying undiscovered for hours prompted me to get an Apple...

Lyn Widmyer

Jun 14, 2024

Graveyards are strangely comforting

I thoroughly enjoyed the production of “Sister Act” at the Old Opera House in April. The costumes, the acting, the set design were all...

Playing 1957 Board Game Proved Challenging

Friends came over for a game night and we played the 1957 version of Go to the Head of the Class. I discovered the game when cleaning out...

My Apple Watch won't shut up

My Apple Watch won’t shut up Horror stories about older people falling and laying undiscovered for hours prompted me to get an Apple...

Graveyards are strangely comforting

I thoroughly enjoyed the production of “Sister Act” at the Old Opera House in April. The costumes, the acting, the set design were all...