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retirement means freedom In two weeks I'll be out of the country and I am excited about it. However, I don't feel the need to rush through the rest of the month. Actually I am willing to coast through the rest of the year. Summer can slowly give way to autumn, my favorite time of year, and then winter can walk onstage. ... 60 Minutes had a segment about people past retirement age who went back to work and why. Personally I was a little confused about their reasoning. They said that they were bored at home and needed something to get them out of the house and keep them busy. I guess that that makes sense, but I doubt that that will apply to me. Here is what I envision that I will do in the future. Age 65: Retired and free to do what work kept me from doing for far too many years. I will travel the world for five years. To me that seems like a reasonable amount of time to fully see what I want to see, be it Europe or Asia. Then once my body needs a break from all of that traveling, I will start to paint again. I'll have the time and probably a number of ideas that I'll want to get on canvas. Just the thought of having a room full of paintings done by me is enough to make me happy. I can be productive without having to punch the clock for someone else. Finally if the world of oil painting leaves me unsatisfied, I can always try my hand at writing short stories or a novel. Once again I will have the time and the desire to finally do it. Plus I will have a few more decades of life experience to build upon as a source of writing. Retirement will not be a punishment for me. Nor will I get bored easily. .... Today I learned that Chuck Austen will be taking over the writing chores for Geoff Johns on The Avengers. This surprised me and I have to say that I am disappointed to see Geoff leave after less than a year on the book. Maybe he was there for a year, but it doesn't seem that way to me. |