~Tuesday~ I was at Bob’s to watch two episodes of Scandal, and when we finished, he asked, “Do you want to watch The Cosmic Man?” I’m pretty sure he was kidding when he asked me, knowing full well that science fiction is not a favorite genre of mine. So, I think he was as surprised … Read more
~Sunday~ Today I worked on the last item in the “Around the house” section of my my retirement to-do list, which was to “clean out and organize my storage shed.” Mea culpa CYA: If anyone reading this entry gave me any of the items in this blog entry that I mention having totally forgotten I … Read more
~Thursday!~ Well, it was day 3 of retirement, and so far I just keep thinking it’s the weekend. I had quite the “productive” morning, as I did a load of laundry and wrote out 5 sympathy cards and 12 thank-you cards to put in the U.S. mail. It actually took me a couple of hours … Read more
~Tuesday~ Well, I can’t speak for all retirees, but this is how my day went. It’s rather unremarkable, but I’m happy to report that I wasn’t bored for a single minute. Overall assessment: It’s not a bad gig. Here’s the high-level summary of my day: Got up after 8 complete hours of sleep. Checked my … Read more
~Friday~ Today after work, some of the wonderful Red Hat people I work with met at Busy Bee Cafe for a farewell celebration of my imminent retirement, on Monday, October 13. The calendar invitation read: John Martin is retiring | Let's celebrate/commiserate Reserving this time to celebrate John Martin's retirement. (His actual retirement date is … Read more