tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post7444526027036740179..comments2023-06-28T07:58:56.909-04:00Comments on PERGE MODO: I retire.Tony Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10091330901996916966noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-78752025999700544842007-06-27T00:00:00.000-04:002007-06-27T00:00:00.000-04:00Congrads!How exciting!Congrads!<BR/>How exciting!Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700684032178380286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-44444372303945368382007-06-25T02:01:00.000-04:002007-06-25T02:01:00.000-04:00At home, I take a moment to pick some roses before...At home, I take a moment to pick some roses before going inside. This one is called “The alchemist”. <BR/><BR/>How very apt! Through your words, I see a man who creates "gold" wherever he is ... of every hue and nuance ... and the minute observations of your daily life brings that "gold" to all of us.<BR/><BR/>A Happy, happy retirement to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-74813436476685040452007-06-22T00:39:00.000-04:002007-06-22T00:39:00.000-04:00Talk about timing! I've just started making contri...Talk about timing! I've just started making contributions to my 401(k). I hope to retire by the time I turn 45 or 50.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to hear stories of your continuing exploits. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-33051170108345626012007-06-19T12:21:00.000-04:002007-06-19T12:21:00.000-04:00Congratulations on this new page in your life. St...Congratulations on this new page in your life. Stucco and palster work, while certainly noble professions, would steal time away from a talent I hope you will now have much more time to explore. I am, of course, referring to your talent as a writer. I am hoping you might choose to embark on a glorious second career as a novelist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-65328890825457994312007-06-19T11:52:00.000-04:002007-06-19T11:52:00.000-04:00Congratulations, though I should say you're very b...Congratulations, though I should say you're very brave. More than I.<BR/><BR/>Spamwise values stability. He would be terrified.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-77956749023834606862007-06-18T15:14:00.000-04:002007-06-18T15:14:00.000-04:00Envy, envy, green and vivid.Envy, envy, green and vivid.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-11523325637694633382007-06-18T11:04:00.000-04:002007-06-18T11:04:00.000-04:00Congratulations. 2 of my best friends took early r...Congratulations. 2 of my best friends took early retirement and neither have looked back. I shall, alas be working till the day I turn up my toes, but such is the indiscretion of youth which comes back to haunt us in our maturity. I am all envy and wish the very best for you and C. Bask in your new found freedom.evilganomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04867509470546509687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-53113241039727664992007-06-18T10:36:00.000-04:002007-06-18T10:36:00.000-04:00Congrats!Congrats!Michael Lehethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616429452724095885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-83182788279488369102007-06-18T03:13:00.000-04:002007-06-18T03:13:00.000-04:00!!Population Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423362889639296988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-58759713545929876782007-06-17T22:03:00.000-04:002007-06-17T22:03:00.000-04:00Best wishes and all that. I envy you.Best wishes and all that. I envy you.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827846262483271138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-4253290399592595852007-06-17T21:00:00.000-04:002007-06-17T21:00:00.000-04:00Congratulations. I find your approach to your reti...Congratulations. I find your approach to your retirement holds something to look forward to, as I can imagine in 26 years having the same desire. Oh hell I have it now, there's just no money for it. <BR/><BR/>If you do become a plasterer for the rich, beware those young, bored, looking for amusement in all the wrong places sons who will lust for you, and corner you under the stairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-83926324113955691932007-06-17T12:04:00.000-04:002007-06-17T12:04:00.000-04:00Congratulations. You've got so much ahead of you....Congratulations. You've got so much ahead of you. Somehow I have the feeling you'll never be at a loss for something to do.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'm retiring next month for the third time and heading with spouse to Rome for four years. I keep vowing that this time retirement is for real but then I find myself tweeking my CV.<BR/><BR/>All the best to you and C.Willymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652532356102638621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-12259017672491091682007-06-17T11:44:00.000-04:002007-06-17T11:44:00.000-04:00Great news. Congratulations! Good luck on your ne...Great news. Congratulations! Good luck on your new adventures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-86310617799750000752007-06-17T08:05:00.000-04:002007-06-17T08:05:00.000-04:00Oh, T, so beautifully written as always. I wondere...Oh, T, so beautifully written as always. I wondered with a pang if, had you stayed with the Church, you'd have been a bishop who kept the little churches open (an anti-Egan, in other words). Maybe you'd have made everyone happier about the inevitable. <BR/><BR/>Congratulations!R J Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925072280945666069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-57941504783025124082007-06-17T06:49:00.000-04:002007-06-17T06:49:00.000-04:00I'm quite envious! Good for you. That plastering i...I'm quite envious! Good for you. That plastering idea is great, I bet you could make your nut with just a few months of work per year. Are you coming up for Divercité?tornwordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-64714999506810682007-06-16T20:56:00.000-04:002007-06-16T20:56:00.000-04:00how divine! congratulations. and is that you weari...how divine! congratulations. and is that you wearing a suit and tie behind that camera? i just can't imagine it. so many questions, not a single answer. it's part of the great mystery of the farmboyz that keeps me coming back (along with the fabulous writing).<BR/><BR/>i "retired" two years ago, leaving my state agency to run my business as a full time (but much less than full time) venture. i haven't regretted it for an instant. i think i would slit my throat before i'd do that kind of work again or even work for another. <BR/><BR/>cheers to you and c in your new life. plastering would have its appeal; for me it's a longing for my own carpentry shop where i'd work with exotic woods and french polish and where i'd have something to show, in my hands, for the effort. about half of my kids after 16 years of work are locked up in prisons or buried. never go back. do something real. good for you.BigAssBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00196713522104157126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-64181960328934829062007-06-16T20:18:00.000-04:002007-06-16T20:18:00.000-04:00Congratulations!Congratulations!circleinasquarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05861488378386491161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-78296262648145836592007-06-16T20:14:00.000-04:002007-06-16T20:14:00.000-04:00I did the same as you effective this past January....I did the same as you effective this past January. I have not regretted my decision once. You will have a slight period of adjustment and then bliss, sheer bliss. Enjoy the rest of your life - and have fun!Bigezbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01518091273245395370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-50907286889688018512007-06-16T19:50:00.000-04:002007-06-16T19:50:00.000-04:00This is SO cool....the post, the prospects, the ti...This is SO cool....the post, the prospects, the time you've done and how you've done it.<BR/><BR/>I'm a little envious. Or a lot.Blobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821768145570876450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139328.post-58946588804010940052007-06-16T19:33:00.000-04:002007-06-16T19:33:00.000-04:00Wow. How exciting. A new chapter....oh how I wish....Wow. How exciting. A new chapter....oh how I wish. See, someone is already envious. Congrats and good luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com