One of the fun things about having a blog is the ability to be totally self-indulgent. So… just because I like it, here is an author profile I wrote about Kinky Friedman a while back. Growing Up Kinky If there is one thing common to all the acts of his life, it’s self-promotion and the …
When I started this blog, I promised myself not to write endless articles about how to finance your retirement. They are dull, redundant, and there are many people more qualified than I to advise you on this topic. Many people… maybe all of the people. But several of you have asked, so – Here is …
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Uh, yep, I went out and bought a big-ass van – now to be referred to as the BAV. Everyone asks me if I’m going to travel now that I’m retired. Yes! And sure, I’ve taken a couple of small trips, but I really want to do more. Plus… I love a road trip. I …
With all my retirement free time these days, I’m certainly susceptible to a good rabbit hole. Here’s one definition of a rabbit hole from the Urban Dictionary – To go down a never ending tunnel with many twists and turns on the internet, never truly arriving at a final destinationyet just finding more tunnels. Clicking …
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For three decades I was rewarded for being busy. Ask anyone you pass in the hall at work how they are doing and most will give some sort of answer about being busy. “Super busy man.” “Crazy busy, you know how it is.” “Busy AF!” Live that way long enough and it becomes your default …
It occurred to me the other day that don’t know anyone who has successfully retired. Nobody. I’m not in touch with anyone from work who has retired – they just seem to vanish from the face of the earth never to be heard from again. So, how about my parents, grandparents, or other relatives? Certainly, …
For years, I worked directly across the street from my gym. This gym has a beautiful outdoor pool (actually 3 pools). I couln’t quite see the pool from my office window, but the window in our project team room on the top floor looked directly down into the pool area. Quite often a group of …
If you’ve had a long and successful career, you probably can’t remember a time when you were completely stress free. You think you remember, but trust me, you don’t. Vacations don’t count. With a week off you get four, maybe five days max of relaxation before you start to drift back into work mode. So …
You really need a hospital Go Bag! OK, that’s kind of clickbaity (clickbaitish?), but it’s true if you are over 50 or so. I recently spent five days in the hospital (don’t worry, I’m fine) and I learned a few things about how to do a hospital stay that I’d like to share. Of course, …
I don’t have any kids – so you will have to decide if I have anything to say worth hearing – maybe I’m disqualified as a non-parent. But I have been on the receiving end (with an interesting twist) of this whole inheritance question – so I think I should be able to have an …
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