First, how are my March Madness bracket picks doing? ESPN Men's:  88.3% I can't find my other results so far. 15 Craigside has been here now for 15 years. I lived next door and saw this building under construction.  Opened in 2011. So late in 2013, on a lark, I decided to visit this place on a Saturday morning.   I wasn't really interested in a seniors' facility, so never checked other options.   During the tour, the agent indicated that there was an apartment just opened that was returned because the purchaser decided to not move in. If I were the first to pick, this is the one I would have selected because it was on the top floor with an open view of the ocean.  The two adjacent towers were each on the sides, so those living there could not see mine.  Gave them a $20,000 check and came in May of 2014. So, anyway, 15 Craigside hosted a 15th Anniversary dinner. Here are the residents who moved in 2011, and are still residing here. My meal. Doing t...

A   Seabourn 53-day cruise   is about as good as it can get at sea.    A week ago   I compared that adventure with 15 Craigside, a seniors' residence where I live.  This was my conclusion: While I have tried to compare 15 Craigside with the Seabourn Odyssey, that is not the point.  The beauty of having both experiences is that they complement each other.  15 Craigside is a secure and comfortable environment with decent cuisine and a lot of activities.  I do very little, but enjoy the freedom to do so.  A cruise opens up the world to opportunities not available in Nuuanu and Hawaii.  Now on to the rest of my life. In short, 15C is an oasis of security and comfort.  I've now lived here for nine years, and early in my stay posted twice about my home now being Purgatory. COULD 15 CRAIGSIDE BE PURGATORY? MY LIFE IN PURGATORY Each one was a Sunday article, for I have long tended to be more spiritual on that day.  So let me conti...