Wednesday was my last work day. I can't believe I never have to get up for work again - unless I want to. Inside I still feel like I am 16; I'm glad I'm not but it's hard to reconcile the guy I see in the mirror with the one I know inside. Besides, I somehow never expected to find myself where I am, retired. The whole thing's pretty bewildering.
I don't have too many definite plans yet. I bought myself a new rototiller as a retirement present. I'm going to return to the farm boy I started out as - at least as much as is possible on a city lot and community garden plot. I also attended a class on beekeeping this week. Minneapolis, where I live makes it difficult and expensive but it is possible so I might give that a try.
Then there's this: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=14501&hilit=+sportsman . I haven't worked on it in over three years. One thing and another (mostly work and uncooperative weather) kept me from it but now I'll have some time.
I am registered to go to guitar making school in the fall but with tuition at around $11.5K for a nine-month program, I might just take the dough and put it towards building myself a real shop.
But, as they say, the world's my oyster so who knows what's next.
I don't have too many definite plans yet. I bought myself a new rototiller as a retirement present. I'm going to return to the farm boy I started out as - at least as much as is possible on a city lot and community garden plot. I also attended a class on beekeeping this week. Minneapolis, where I live makes it difficult and expensive but it is possible so I might give that a try.
Then there's this: https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=14501&hilit=+sportsman . I haven't worked on it in over three years. One thing and another (mostly work and uncooperative weather) kept me from it but now I'll have some time.
I am registered to go to guitar making school in the fall but with tuition at around $11.5K for a nine-month program, I might just take the dough and put it towards building myself a real shop.
But, as they say, the world's my oyster so who knows what's next.