At this, the three-month point of retirement life, I’m starting to get a real feel for the ins and outs; the pros and cons; the good, the bad and the squeamishly butt-ugly. I can’t tell you all the secrets (I’d have to kill you and don’t think I couldn’t, with the expired dairy products in […]
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I Want to Do All the Things
I’ve had a longtime fantasy that I am going to tell you about, even though it’s embarrassing. (No, not that fantasy.) Here goes: I am sent to some faraway exotic land — (No, not that one either) — where I’m in a very large community of English speaking families, but I’m the only one who […]
Not 60 Yet But Who’s Counting?
A friend and I were chatting recently when she leaned forward and gave me a look that I recognized to mean I have something to tell you and it’s not pretty. “I have a big birthday coming up, you know,” she said. I stared blankly at her. The only big birthdays I know are 10 […]
You Can’t Fire Me; I Retire
Some of my peers are retiring. Which follows most of my peers having grandchildren, so it’s kind of the second shoe to drop. I guess next up is my peers moving to independent senior housing with emergency call buttons in the bathtub. I’m always amazed when someone retires after 20, 30 or more years at […]