Free Lunch
By Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features After a lifetime of being told there’s no such thing as a free lunch, I got one this week. Well, sorta. It was during a date made by my wife, Bev, to meet a...
View ArticleHyundai’s Santa Fe Crossover Hauls With Verve
Story & Photo By James Gaffney Mature Life Features From the second you hear the welcome jingle that plays when you shut the door, you feel something is different about the new Hyundai Santa Fe....
View ArticleOn a Mission to Capture California Wines and Times
Mission San Miguel arch frames a statue of Fr. Junipero Serra, the Franciscan founder of California’s 21-mission chain. Story & photo by Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features The real California,...
View ArticleAdventures Afoot in the City of Light
By Igor Lobanov Mature Life Features PARIS — The pigeon flitting about the domed ceiling seemed unimpressed by or, perhaps, deaf to the thunderous tones grumbling out of the more than 6,000 organ...
View ArticleBabe Ruth’s Successor in Canada’s Baseball Hall of Fame
Mill race near Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Story & photo by Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features ST. MARY’S, Ontario —- The chronicles of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame have been cast in...
View ArticleI ran into an old friend the other day and…
when I visited him later in the hospital, he said he felt a lot better when I missed him. – Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features
View ArticleA Good Thing About NSA Spying …
… was brought out in a Letter to the Editor today: It’s the only government agency that listens to us. – (wish I’d said that) Cecil Scaglione Mature LIfe Features
View ArticleThe King still Reigns in Faulkner Cuntry
Elvis at 13 Story & photo By Sandy Katz Mature Life Features TUPELO, Miss. —- The two-room dwelling where Elvis Presley came into this world still stands in a park here. Other local sites...
View ArticleGetting into the Christmas spirit …
… is really difficult when you’re out in traffic. – Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features
View ArticleTantalizing Taos Tempts Tourists
Retired wagon rests by Martinez Hacienda on outskirts of Taos. New Mexico By Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features TAOS, N.M. —- This citadel community of some 6,000 people nestled in a high-desert...
View ArticleI ran into an old girlfriend the other day …
… whose captivating cleavage first caught my eye, but she turned out to be a big bust. – Cecil Scaglione, Mature Life Features
View ArticleA Cruise on the Wild Side
By Joan Rattner Heilman Mature Life Features SEA OF CORTEZ —- Pulling a skintight wetsuit onto an imperfect body is not very encouraging. Not only was I going to be seen in that outfit by my fellow...
View ArticleLet’s Have a Drink For Your Health
By Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features It may not be a coincidence that toasts around the world are addressed to your health. Results of several studies and surveys in various parts of the globe...
View ArticleIf the Best Things in Life …
… are free, how come I’m always broke? – Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features
View ArticleWHAT A BUMMER!!!!!!!!!!
Just got demolished by an extremely efficient virus called Cryptolocker. Look it up and do some reading and research for yourself. Apparently, you don’t have to download anything to get it. It’s...
View ArticleHonda Accord Coupe a Luxurious Ride
By James Gaffney Mature Life Features A friend who has driven nothing but Honda Accords for the past two decades has received no small amount of ribbing for her choice of what many argue is...
View ArticleA problem with reading health magazines is …
… a misprint could kill you. – Cecil Scaglione, Mature Life Features
View ArticleMixed bag of technology in Mazda’s all-new CX-5
By James Gaffney Mature Life Features As a rule, I tend to like Mazdas. Over the years I’ve tested the Mazda 2, 6, CX-7, CX-9 and the MX-5 two-seater (even owned one for a spell). Most were well...
View ArticleIT’S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE!
We take our comedians seriously and our politicians are a joke. –Cecil Scaglione Mature Life Features
View ArticleInfiniti JX35 Redefines Safety and Luxury in Midsize Crossover
The new Infiniti JX35, a midsize, seven-passenger luxury crossover, blends state-of-the-art safety with passenger-seating versatility. Story and Photo By James Gaffney Mature Life Features In the two...
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