Dear Savvy Senior, What are the absolute lowest-cost smartphone plans for seniors who mainly talk and text but need a little cellular data for email and occasional use? I’m currently paying $40 a month and hoping to cut that down.

A retired minister friend of mine was recently sharing some of his favorite stories over the years. This one was at the top of his list...

Tim Schoebelen is with the Mooreland News & I really enjoy his columns. This past week he wrote about girls basketball in the “good ole days” & it brought back a lot of memories.

Much Ado About Nothing I fear my “career” as an amateur writer may be drawing to an end. The last few years, every time I had another surprising birthday, I figure I need to quit all this and maybe like old “Buda” just sit around.

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

If you need a laugh today, then this should do it! A child was asked to write a book report on the entire Bible. This is amazing and brought tears of laughter to my eyes.

Collected wisdom to enrich your life By the time you’re 90 years old (and I AM!!!), you’ve learned everything. Then all you have to do is remember it! Good luck and here are some suggestions that might help you.

I always thought it to be a strange name- “Pido”. His 4-letter first nama had began its regular appearance in our church bulletins soon after Pearl Harbor had been attacked by the Japanese and sometime later we learned he was a prisoner of war.

8:00 am: I made a snowman. 8:10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn’t make a snow woman.

Jim Priest is CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma and can be reached at jpriest@okgoodwill.org. The calendar has been flipped, the decorations are stowed and most of the ill-fitting or unwanted gifts have been returned or re-gifted.