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Post by Bill Yowell on May 30, 2011 11:03:29 GMT -5
Hey fellas, I am 4 days away from ending a 38 year band directing career in "The Great State of Texas". Maybe now I will find the time to read new material and reread some of the many books I have collected on my favorite subject, The Alamo and the Texas Revolution. I just hope that I might gain even a smidgen of the insight and knowledge on the subject that the majority of you guys exhibit here on this forum. Tom Nuchols, if you see this, I still remember you and your years in the Dillingham MS Band. Most of the memories are pleasant.
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Post by Paul Sylvain on May 30, 2011 18:30:24 GMT -5
In your dreams. Everyone I know who retires tells me they discover they have LESS time to do stuff they want to do, than before they retired.
Best of luck to you in your retirement. Go out and have some fun.
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Post by Allen Wiener on May 31, 2011 7:34:12 GMT -5
I've been retired 5 1/2 years and agree with Paul. Don't know where the day goes almost all the time. And, yes, there is more time for the reading you want to do and even writing if you are so inclined. Enjoy yourself!
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Post by mjbrathwaite on May 31, 2011 17:44:28 GMT -5
I envy you gentlemen! In New Zealand, the retirement age used to be 60, but before I reached it they put it up to 65. Now I've got two and a half years to go, but it seems quite likely that they'll put it up to 67 before then. Since our earthquake in February, I've had a bit of a taste of what it might be like. While I don't have to go to work most days at present, I'm finding it hard to make the effort of going to my Thursday job, which is out of town in a place not affected by the earthquake - especially now that Winter is here.
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Post by loucapitano on Jun 6, 2011 17:31:58 GMT -5
Bill, I've been retired almost three years and I agree with Paul and Allen. Where the hell does the day go? But I do read more. And I write a little and I'm trying to get back to entertaining with my acoustic guitar. But, so far, my most fun is the time I now spend studying the Alamo and other military subjects. Bill Chermerka and Mike Boldt, through the Alamo Journal, introduced me to this Forum. What a great group of guys and a great place for Alamo devotees. Their depth of knowledge on the Alamo and many other subjects is priceless.
It looks like the whole world has had its problems with nature this year, between earthquakes, tornadoes and now floods. My thoughts and prayers go out to all who have been afflicted. God Bless...
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