Getting Older, You Lose Your Patience
UNITED STATES—I wish I had more patience. I truly do, but I feel like the older I get in life, my patience is waning more and more, and it scares me dearly. There used to be times where I could go to the grocery store and be there for at least two hours. Nowadays, I don’t even want to...
Hurricane Season Starts June 1… Are You Prepared?
UNITED STATES—Readers: This is Toni King’s annual reminder about preparing for a natural disaster or other emergency. It is a rerun, adapted from the Toni Says June 1, 2023, Medicare column.
Dear Toni, In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey absolutely devastated my wife. Now, her 88-year-old mother is living in an assisted living facility, and we live over 10 miles away...
My Gripe With Hospital Doctors
UNITED STATES—I am not a fan of hospitals. I just feel the notion of visiting such a place brings dread a lot of the time. As I stated in previous columns, I wanted to chronicle my time spending nearly a week in the hospital dealing with a sick relative where the situation was quite dire. The level of stress,...
Political Theatre
UNITED STATES—I’m sick of it and I’m just going to say it and I don’t care if people get mad. You don’t have to be smart or intelligent to be in politics. That is a known fact. You just have to appear polished, have the backing of people with money and be persuasive as hell on the campaign trail....
The Truth Behind Memorial Day
UNITED STATES—Memorial Day is fast approaching and as many like to call it, it is the official kickoff to the summer season, even though it actually doesn’t begin until that third week in June. With that said, people are getting ready to hit the beaches, head outdoors, go to the parks and fire up the grill to celebrate the...
The Mother’s Day Conundrum
UNITED STATES—This was a bit of an odd Mother’s Day for me because for the first time in a long time I didn’t physically get to see my mother. It would bother me normally, but my mother just wanted a day of peace and not be bothered by anyone. I know it seems foreign, but sometimes you can be...
Good People Are Terrific To Have
UNITED STATES—I have some terrific co-workers and I truly mean that. I don’t always give them the shout-outs and appreciation that they deserve, but I’m doing it this week and rightfully so. I mean I had a personal situation come up that just knocked me off my feet. It happened unexpectedly and I didn’t think it would unfold at...
Please Simplify Medicare’s Enrollment Process
UNITED STATES—Toni: I need to make the right Medicare decision because I turn 65 in August and have not had a health plan for two years. I do not know where to start or what to do. My friends are advising me if I do not sign up for Medicare when I turn 65, I will be making a...
Why Does Money Cause So Much Stress For People?
UNITED STATES—Money. It is the one thing so many of us strive for, some who have plenty of it, and it is the one commodity almost everyone I know always wants more of, MONEY. That green, that plastic, that mobile app (as it has become more common) today, as what drives the behavior for so many Americans. We work...
The Graduation Season Is A Brutal Reality Punch
UNITED STATES—It is a fun, yet scary time for a lot of young adults. They are graduating from high school or college. While the celebrations are fun, the gifts you receive are excellent in most cases, but then when the dust settles the realization hits, what happens next.
When it comes to high school, you either are entering the workforce...