I took care of some paperwork for Social Security (and indirectly private health insurance) today and tomorrow hopefully, I'll be closer to health benefits during retirement.
Tomorrow, I'll get my peepers checked and see if I need glasses.
I've got an audio book, Hollywood Crows, which is the sequel to Hollywood Division I've just finished, and I'm now listening to on the recorder.
Denise, Collin and Dylan are coming out Easter Week and that will be wonderful.
Today I purchased my bus pass for the month of February so my game plan is to fully go about my business by way of the local bus routes..............we'll see.........the interesting thing about retirement is the fact that whatever I've dreamed of accomplishing or attempting has always been tempered with the fact that a work schedule has always been considered. GUESS WHAT?.....no more........now I can put "my would of, could of and should of" into action without any kind of rationalization. In my short period of retirement I have found some inadequacies in my plan, but I am still excited!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 12, 2009
Las Vegas Bound
Tomorrow, the 13th, I ride to Las Vegas via Greyhound and meet up with Collin. From there we'll leave the next morning and drive on down to Santa Margarita CA. We're staying at the Union Plaza so perhaps some craps is on the agenda.
I've got a $5 bet at 26 to 1 odds that the Eagles are going to win the Super Bowl. I keep all my paper propositions in a marble cigarette box. Every few months I look at them then dream and brag to others.......well guess what? Now I can't find the tickets! I feel like a kid who's lost his baseball trading cards. Somewhere in my room of clutter is my precious Super Bowl bet, I MUST FIND IT!
I finished reading Hollywood Division; it was a great read filled with all kinds of cop talk. I'm now reading The Life of Jesus by the same author (Joseph Girzone) who wrote Joshua. After this one I think I'll read something by Zane Grey or Louie Lamour....I've had an interest in reading a western novel lately.
Overall, things are going well. I'll miss Joy and Nancy. I am hoping that Joy will be able to give Nancy some exercise. I'm going to try to have Nancy (a neighbor) try to assist Joy by running Nancy (the dog) back and forth for treats. Joy and I used to do this at the park when we first got Nancy.
I've got a $5 bet at 26 to 1 odds that the Eagles are going to win the Super Bowl. I keep all my paper propositions in a marble cigarette box. Every few months I look at them then dream and brag to others.......well guess what? Now I can't find the tickets! I feel like a kid who's lost his baseball trading cards. Somewhere in my room of clutter is my precious Super Bowl bet, I MUST FIND IT!
I finished reading Hollywood Division; it was a great read filled with all kinds of cop talk. I'm now reading The Life of Jesus by the same author (Joseph Girzone) who wrote Joshua. After this one I think I'll read something by Zane Grey or Louie Lamour....I've had an interest in reading a western novel lately.
Overall, things are going well. I'll miss Joy and Nancy. I am hoping that Joy will be able to give Nancy some exercise. I'm going to try to have Nancy (a neighbor) try to assist Joy by running Nancy (the dog) back and forth for treats. Joy and I used to do this at the park when we first got Nancy.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Adjusting To The Retired Life
I'm adjusting to this new environment which doesn't require me to observe the clock. Interesting........Saturday night I watched the Chargers defeat the Colts, SWEET! Then today I watched the Ravens and Eagles advance. I have Super Bowl bets on the
Eagles and Chargers made six months ago. Eagles are at 26 to 1 and Chargers at 7 to 1. It would be cool for both to make it all the way.
I just finished reading a Tom Clancy book, SSN, about nuclear submarines and now I'm reading a Joesph Wambaugh novel, Hollywood Division, about the LAPD in 1996. I think I would have enjoyed being a cop, however, I remember talking to a seasoned LAPD detective in 1968 advising against it, because of politics, sociological changes and various other drawbacks. Now I realize how easy it is to become injured working in that profession.
I'll be meeting Collin and Maggie, his newly adopted chocolate lab, October 13th in San Luis Obispo. We'll drive back together to Cheyenne and I'll visit for a few days.
Megan's blog about Mexico is entertaining. I envy her being in a pristine environment able to observe the majesty of blackened skies sprinkled in a colorful mix of astronomical settings.
Incidentally, my knee is much better and I have no need for crutches. There is some stiffness and tenderness, but now it is quite tolerable. I am certain I made the correct decision in retiring from driving; I would have just continued to cause more pain and damage if I had attempted to gut it out.
Eventually I want to start riding more than just taking Nancy for her exercise sprints and jogs, but that is a few weeks off. For the time being I am going to slowly begin some type of program at 24 Hour Fitness.
Home chores include rearranging and cleaning my room, thinning out my collection of used books, taking my block garden down one level and relocating the soil to relieve pressure against the south side wall. Oh yes, and preparing wholesome meals for myself (Joy is included as long as she isn't too finicky about what I prepare :).....I must admit that some of my concoctions would make someone appear to be finicky if not panicky.
Eagles and Chargers made six months ago. Eagles are at 26 to 1 and Chargers at 7 to 1. It would be cool for both to make it all the way.
I just finished reading a Tom Clancy book, SSN, about nuclear submarines and now I'm reading a Joesph Wambaugh novel, Hollywood Division, about the LAPD in 1996. I think I would have enjoyed being a cop, however, I remember talking to a seasoned LAPD detective in 1968 advising against it, because of politics, sociological changes and various other drawbacks. Now I realize how easy it is to become injured working in that profession.
I'll be meeting Collin and Maggie, his newly adopted chocolate lab, October 13th in San Luis Obispo. We'll drive back together to Cheyenne and I'll visit for a few days.
Megan's blog about Mexico is entertaining. I envy her being in a pristine environment able to observe the majesty of blackened skies sprinkled in a colorful mix of astronomical settings.
Incidentally, my knee is much better and I have no need for crutches. There is some stiffness and tenderness, but now it is quite tolerable. I am certain I made the correct decision in retiring from driving; I would have just continued to cause more pain and damage if I had attempted to gut it out.
Eventually I want to start riding more than just taking Nancy for her exercise sprints and jogs, but that is a few weeks off. For the time being I am going to slowly begin some type of program at 24 Hour Fitness.
Home chores include rearranging and cleaning my room, thinning out my collection of used books, taking my block garden down one level and relocating the soil to relieve pressure against the south side wall. Oh yes, and preparing wholesome meals for myself (Joy is included as long as she isn't too finicky about what I prepare :).....I must admit that some of my concoctions would make someone appear to be finicky if not panicky.
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