Are you retired?
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I own my own businesses and try to stay semi retired
. Don't work all the time but hey keeps me busy enough to pay the bills and go places while I can still enjoy them. Coming up soon, learn how to scuba dive. Then we will see what to learn next.
. Don't work all the time but hey keeps me busy enough to pay the bills and go places while I can still enjoy them. Coming up soon, learn how to scuba dive. Then we will see what to learn next.
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Still undecided...
Still undecided...
At the moment...I'm semi-retired, but that could change. We've still got a few 'birds in the nest', so the missus and I are trying to decide if we should stay semi-retired and suffer the outrageous slings and arrows of near-poverty...or if I should take a part-time job to boost the ready cash level.
Worked for a large multi-national corporation for a dozen years, then started my own business after I left.
My wife and I both ran our own small businesses...mine went under last year, and her's has flourished to the point that I now work part time for her.
What the hell...she's really the boss anyhow... LOL!
Still undecided...
At the moment...I'm semi-retired, but that could change. We've still got a few 'birds in the nest', so the missus and I are trying to decide if we should stay semi-retired and suffer the outrageous slings and arrows of near-poverty...or if I should take a part-time job to boost the ready cash level.
Worked for a large multi-national corporation for a dozen years, then started my own business after I left.
My wife and I both ran our own small businesses...mine went under last year, and her's has flourished to the point that I now work part time for her.
What the hell...she's really the boss anyhow...
LOL!
Go with the flow and hope it keeps flowing
Go with the flow and hope it keeps flowing
I say when opportunity knocks...don't slam the door in its face. You gotta see which way the wind is blowing and set sail... BOG
Go with the flow and hope it keeps flowing
I say when opportunity knocks...don't slam the door in its face. You gotta see which way the wind is blowing and set sail... BOG
Euripides Eumenides
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Seriously though, what is retired?
You old roosters You're just being "reassigned"...
I'm retired right along side you, I think. That means I'm not marketable compared to my wife. Fine and dandy. Aim high. So I take care of the wee ones. So what's retired? I walk around in my pajamas and I'm a curmudgeon, so I play the part even if I don't look the part.
We do what we do, when we do, with whom we do, for as long as we can. And we smoke bowls while doing it. That's the best we can hope for.
Enjoy what you can now, together. The past is nothing but a wet boot on your feet...shed it and ferget it.
You old roosters
You're just being "reassigned"...I'm retired right along side you, I think. That means I'm not marketable compared to my wife. Fine and dandy. Aim high. So I take care of the wee ones. So what's retired? I walk around in my pajamas and I'm a curmudgeon, so I play the part even if I don't look the part.
We do what we do, when we do, with whom we do, for as long as we can. And we smoke bowls while doing it. That's the best we can hope for.
Enjoy what you can now, together. The past is nothing but a wet boot on your feet...shed it and ferget it.
elmo quist
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Amen, J Jonah. That sums it up.
BOG, I'm sorry to hear of your unpleasant experiences--it seems life can be everything but fair. But FWIW, I have a friend who is currently undergoing chemotherapy. He benefits from your genetics on a daily basis--it enables him to eat when he doesn't particularly feel like it and it helps him with the nasties after chemo. (I'm about to order some Lifesaver myself on his recommendation) So I wouldn't say that your career in health care is completely over, you just never know who your work touches nowadays. Just my .02.
BOG, I'm sorry to hear of your unpleasant experiences--it seems life can be everything but fair. But FWIW, I have a friend who is currently undergoing chemotherapy. He benefits from your genetics on a daily basis--it enables him to eat when he doesn't particularly feel like it and it helps him with the nasties after chemo. (I'm about to order some Lifesaver myself on his recommendation) So I wouldn't say that your career in health care is completely over, you just never know who your work touches nowadays. Just my .02.
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Buffalo Bill
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Elmo: I, too, am lost somewhere near you in Tejas, but could not agree more with your statement as fate comes in mysterious ways and it seems to me that BOG has met his destined fate. Thank goodness for that! Lifesaver is on my next order list unless I change my mind and wait for Bogbubble. Hells Bells! I think that I'll just wait and order both! By the time BB is restocked, both should be in my limited budget. Unfortunately, SS disability pay really limits my choices to just a couple per year...
Hey JJJ, are we the same person? I do the same thing, take care of the kiddies(3), and when they go to school I shuffle around get high and talk to the dog and the T.V. or the radio, and occasionally go out and talk to all of my "really retired" neighbors...hehehehe.... isn't life grand....My life started when I got married for the third time to the greatest girl in the world.... I will be 49 this year and she just turned 34 (can ya' tell I will get laid tonight after I get back from a little trip over to the swamp)...6x70
)...6x70who says your ever going to make it out of the swamp tonight 6x70? Gunny got lost out back and it took him 3 hours to find the house. Besides, I harvested last week and I intend to inflict copious quantities of fine smoke in your general direction. Ahahahaha. Peace from the swamp
Canna Wurms
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Retired from the electronics industry. The wife and I are moving to a small farm in the mountains in a few months. Life is good and getting better every day.
Well I had a safe return from the swamp with only one slight "oh shit"....don't ya hate it when driving down a two lane highway at night higher than a kite and you know your eyes are bleeding when a car going the other way passes you and hits their brakes like a cop....well it happened last night, I was kinda zoning out a tad, from the cookie (I accidentaly ate the whole thing) and the phatty that Boo rolled up and we "tried" to smoke....so once again Boo.......... My many many thanks go out to you my friend...can't wait to bring some of mine to the swamp....6x70
can't wait to bring some of mine to the swamp....6x70Glad to see you made it home the other night 6x70. I was concerned when you decided to eat the whole cookie. I ate more than I should have last night prior to harvesting and was falling off the stool. Just too wasted. Gunny, anytime bro. The Rainman and I always leave the light on for you. C'mon down and sample the new crop at the swamp. Peace from the swamp
Boo- I told you I used to be the dedicated driver for a bar in Wyoming...what I did not tell you is... I used to choke down more drugs than all the people I took home on "any Friday night" combined could or would ever want to take. I would drink on top of about 20 perc's and 15-20 10mg. valium,(pills were a daily thing) 4-5 beers a couple 3 or 4 abslout's on the rocks, 3-4 doobies and maybe chase a couple white lines in the back room and then the "DRIVER IS READY" ....It's a horrible thing to have such a high tolerence to your "favorite" drug of choice and a reason to get them...I "Thank God" don't do that anymore... but that was my way of life for way to long.... Not to say that I wasn't flyin' when I left your place buddy....'cause a good number of the cars that passed me going home were real L-o-n-g-- it's just... I have (references upon request)...Ahahahahahaha!!!!!! 6x70
zunny
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DAMN! Sixer!...... A wonder you are still among those of us with the ability to reason and breathe on our own! LOL
I must admit that I used to partake in WAY too much alcohol. While stationed in Misawa Japan, it was nothing to put down a quart of Imperial Whiskey (2 bucks a bottle...circa 1978) every night for months on end.
I also got into the liquid devil while station in Scotland. Although it was only a two month drunk... Jamison Irish Whiskey was five bucks a fifth. I drank it until I couldnt stand the taste anymore! LOL
Remember, When stationed overseas, there is no tax on booze or cigarettes when bought on base.
I now limit myself to only a few beers or 1-2 scotches (I LOVE the blended stuff. Pinch is my fav) For some reason I have grown to dislike the single malts.... Which is probably good seeing that they are usually about triple the price of the blends.
I must admit that I used to partake in WAY too much alcohol. While stationed in Misawa Japan, it was nothing to put down a quart of Imperial Whiskey (2 bucks a bottle...circa 1978) every night for months on end.
I also got into the liquid devil while station in Scotland. Although it was only a two month drunk... Jamison Irish Whiskey was five bucks a fifth. I drank it until I couldnt stand the taste anymore! LOL
Remember, When stationed overseas, there is no tax on booze or cigarettes when bought on base.
I now limit myself to only a few beers or 1-2 scotches (I LOVE the blended stuff. Pinch is my fav) For some reason I have grown to dislike the single malts.... Which is probably good seeing that they are usually about triple the price of the blends.
DrJay2001
now at peace
Hey Gunny, guess you had your fill of algorhymins. As to Jamesons it has a very peaty taste to it. Nasty in the morning. Same with Scotch.
Frankly, cannabis has really interfered with my drinking turning me into a real two shot light weight.
I was "retired" from medical lab research after three surgeries on my ulnar nerves left me unable to do some of the fine manipulations necessary. That combined with my leaving Stanford over unethical research left me without a teaching post either.
My wife and I are both in our 50's and NOBODY wants to hire folks like us. Nancy left nursing and codes for the insurance industry. Yours truly gets SSI for being a nearly dead guy and I've started a new career in writing.
The health "industry" really can be a heart breaker if you have a conscience. I'm much happier now though poorer.
Heck, I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Maybe a seed tycoon? LOL.
Yours,
Dr. Jay
Frankly, cannabis has really interfered with my drinking turning me into a real two shot light weight.
I was "retired" from medical lab research after three surgeries on my ulnar nerves left me unable to do some of the fine manipulations necessary. That combined with my leaving Stanford over unethical research left me without a teaching post either.
My wife and I are both in our 50's and NOBODY wants to hire folks like us. Nancy left nursing and codes for the insurance industry. Yours truly gets SSI for being a nearly dead guy and I've started a new career in writing.
The health "industry" really can be a heart breaker if you have a conscience. I'm much happier now though poorer.
Heck, I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. Maybe a seed tycoon? LOL.
Yours,
Dr. Jay
zunny
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While I wouldnt recommend it for everyone... Having this Military Pension free medical benefits for the rest of my life is a blessing.
I love my second career and am good at it. However, everyone up and down the chain of command knows that I will NEVER do anything to damage the integrity of my personal morals or the pride I place on both my name and word.
It is nice being able to get up every day, do somthing you LOVE to do and get paid for it. It also means alot that I don't HAVE to do anything if I don't want to.... I guess that makes me a nightmare to alot of crooked employers out there and a valuable asset to the honest ones....
I love my second career and am good at it. However, everyone up and down the chain of command knows that I will NEVER do anything to damage the integrity of my personal morals or the pride I place on both my name and word.
It is nice being able to get up every day, do somthing you LOVE to do and get paid for it. It also means alot that I don't HAVE to do anything if I don't want to.... I guess that makes me a nightmare to alot of crooked employers out there and a valuable asset to the honest ones....
