Hey, almost to milestone post #50…….haven’t had a comment in at least a month, but the posts will keep on coming. The six month mark seemed to be a good time to make an initial assessment of this retired life. Overall, I approve! Certainly not missing being part of the full time workforce, and very Continue reading
Transitions
#46 – A Different Look at Food and Health
Before getting into the real subject…another short-notice fun road trip last week back to Washington DC, at the invitation of my USNA classmate and former coworker Dave to catch a Braves baseball road game. For the one day I was up there, was able to get a run in around Clarendon, take care of a Continue reading
#42 – Revisiting Volunteer Options (Followed by Hobbies on the Next Post)
First things first….acknowledging that our new home state of Tennessee is the “Volunteer State”- 1500 volunteers from the Tennessee militia set off to fight against the British during the War of 1812, followed by a similar effort supporting Texas during the Mexican War. And it’s “Go Vols” for the University of Tennessee during college football Continue reading
#33 – The “Dark Ages”
Eleven days since the last post. I can do better than that in retirement…. It’s been six weeks since we got down here in TN, and even though we live in a neighborhood, the winter nights are really dark. This community embraces a posture of minimal streetlights due to the local wildlife. So short, cold Continue reading
#31 – Retired, Moved and Reconnected
Here it is almost the end of January and we are finally relocated and reconnected. Last time I had connectivity was as I finished post number 30, and this will be a very short note. Retired as of January 1, and we were supposed to conduct the move to TN Jan 3-5, but two east Continue reading