Thursday, November 1, 2007

Tired of Retirement

Famous Quotes About Retirement

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.
Margaret Mead

Retirement is the ugliest word in the language.
Ernest Hemingway

I never dreamed I would ''retire'' at 56. My dad had tried an early retirement and ended up working till he was 80. My wife and I had our own business and planned to run it till we ran out of gas. It was a franchise, so we didn't have total control. After 20 great years, things started going south. We had to ether enlarge our business significantly or close. When the franchiser offered an incentive to close, we took it and we shut down. That was seven years ago. We have traveled a lot, and did a lot of volunteering. We still find our selves with too much unproductive time. Since I have so much free time, I’ve taken up writing short stories based on some of my life experiences.