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Body Random Thoughts I love Thanksgiving meals, and am planning on at least four different meals before we get into December. The start was Goddard's Community Thanksgiving Dinner, which took place last Thursday at The Goddard Church.

Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Editor's note: With Thanksgiving happening almost a week later than usual, publisher Paul Rhodes found a column from five years ago when a similar situation happened with holiday schedules.

Body Random Thoughts Late Monday night, I touched down in the dark at Eisenhower National Airport after a few days on the West Coast visiting my California family and seeing other friends.

Body Outside of holidays, the most important date on the calendar when I was growing up was always the second Saturday of November, or the traditional opening of pheasant and quail seasons.

Body Savvy Senior Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best way to go about writing a living will? I’m approaching age 73 and in poor health and would like to get this done without spending a lot of money.

Body From the Editor’s Files Kim and I celebrated the 10th anniversary of our first date this past weekend, and our celebratory efforts were just as unpretentious as that first day together. We had met each other like so many people in this era...on an online dating site.

Body Insight On a recent trip to Ireland, our AirBnB host, Morgan, was shocked at the schedule my friends and I had put together. We had plans to see iconic places in all corners of the island over a fiveday stretch.

Body Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good pill boxes and medication reminding devices? I’ve recently started taking several new prescription medications along with some vitamins I normally take and need to get a pill box that helps me organize them. What can you tell me?

Body Paul Rhodes | Publisher & Editor Last week, Wichita served as the backdrop for the 22nd annual Tallgrass Film Festival, and the city was shining brightly under the spotlights manned by local filmmakers, production crews and actors.

Body It's funny, sometimes, how one goal can lead to accomplishing another goal...without much real effort or determination. My first goal in this process was to cook a gourmet meal for Kim and me on Saturday night.