Been two plus months with no comments…..will keep plugging away! Just got back from visiting my parents again and helping them celebrate Mom’s 92nd birthday. I used to worry about my parents getting caught up in a financial scam- still do. But it recently dawned on me that I now fall into that “primary target Continue reading
Family Matters
#49 – Recent Road Trip
It’s really nice knowing we can just decide one day to hop in the car and take off for a destination, although this wasn’t the case last week. Beth had not seen our granddaughter in almost four months, so we headed up to the DC area for a couple of days to see she and Continue reading
#45 – FIRE
This post likely won’t impact retirees/almost retirees, but it may very well shed light on the future of their children and grand children, so it might be worth one’s time to learn about the FIRE Movement. FIRE stands for Financially Independent, Retire Early. During related conversations you may hear reference to just “FI”. As Millennialists, Continue reading
#41 – Remembering Glen Shipman
Thanks to USNA classmate DB for resending the email about Glen’s passing away last Sunday morning from “numerous health issues and illnesses he had endured over the years”. As Glen’s obituary highlighted, he excelled on the piano and in gymnastics, and I remember him singing during our Plebe Summer marches- he was one of the Continue reading
#27 – “My Cup Runneth Over….”
I’m not sure how this post is going to come across (Of course there’s a good chance it won’t be read for a couple of months or years). It’s intended to cover many of our thoughts and preparations while transitioning to the retired life. The “Cup Runneth Over” reference is of course Biblical, coming from Continue reading
#23 – It’s Time to Retire
First time to get to the blog in a couple of weeks, lots of news to share. First things first: put my retirement package two weeks ago. Retirement date is going to be Dec 31 this year, so now it’s barely 3.5 months to retirement. The plan was to work remotely for a year after Continue reading
#18 – Bonus Story
This has nothing to do with retirement, but everything to do with growing older. And it may only appeal to my USNA compatriots. Two weeks ago I went to visit my cousin’s oldest grandson- Collin- at Annapolis, who just finished his Youngster (sophomore) year. This was the Saturday before graduation, and as it turned out, Continue reading
#8 – My First Endorsement
I’m going to revisit a family theme while hopefully not leading you to the conclusion that this blog is going to be mostly about my family. It’s not. But for the second time in three weeks I visited my parents today- yes, one of those couples who’s average age is 90, and who are coming Continue reading