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Why Retire So Young? 20 Aug 2013 | 03:56 am
(Photo Details: Governor's Island, August 2013-Fête Paradiso: A Festival of Vintage Carousels and Carnival Rides) We’ve just finished up the first week of our annual excursion to New York City. I’m...
Post-Traumatic Puppy Syndrome 5 Aug 2013 | 10:10 pm
I confess. I really miss Stella. Sure, it’s easier to vacuum the floor without her attacking the vacuum cleaner. And my house stays tidier in the first place. But I miss that morning cuddling time...
Puppy Love 1 Aug 2013 | 11:54 pm
Ok all you dog lovers—this is Stella. Stella doesn’t really like it when I play the piano, but she doesn’t seem to mind if I write a blog post. Stella is in my care for the week. My former boss is ...
Retirement Is Just Like Real Life That Way 28 Jun 2013 | 09:16 pm
Aaah, retirement. No more alarm clocks, deadlines, or responsibilities. No more difficult bosses. No more performance evaluations. Endless time to travel, to catch up on reading, to enjoy afterno....
Retirement Version 4.0 16 Jun 2013 | 02:29 am
(Photo details: Bainbridge Island, Washington-June 2013) I spent most of my working years hatching a plan to exit from the workplace all together. In 2000, I got so impatient with the plan that I swer...
Finding a New Identity in Retirement 24 May 2013 | 07:29 am
One of the tricky adjustments in retirement is figuring out your new identity. I call it the cocktail party dilemma. You meet someone new at a cocktail party, and one of the first questions they ask y...
Finding a New Identity in Retirement 24 May 2013 | 07:29 am
One of the tricky adjustments in retirement is figuring out your new identity. I call it the cocktail party dilemma. You meet someone new at a cocktail party, and one of the first questions they ask y...
How You Know that You've Found Your Passion 20 May 2013 | 12:19 am
I was in Hawaii last week, don’t ask, it rained almost the whole time. It was still fun because we were there with fun friends. We all made the best of it. But part of me did wonder why I...
How You Know that You've Found Your Passion 20 May 2013 | 12:19 am
I was in Hawaii last week, don’t ask, it rained almost the whole time. It was still fun because we were there with fun friends. We all made the best of it. But part of me did wonder why I...
What's on Your Bucket List? 10 May 2013 | 10:20 pm
Before I retired, I admit I pretty much only pictured myself being involved in two activities, one being travel and the other being not working. I never really had a bucket list, you know, one of thos...
