• What I won’t miss

    What I won’t miss

    While there are things I will miss, there are some I will not. Chef among them is the daily struggle with my PC.   It’s a source of frustration and bewilderment. How can a technology that…

  • The week of Lasts

    This is my last week before I retire. Each day will be a last; the last Monday; the last Tuesday. Friday will be both the last Friday and the last day of work. I will have…

  • Shortest Day of the Year

    Shortest Day of the Year

    Today is the shortest day of 2014.  To be precise, the sun will reach its most southerly declination of -23.5 degrees at 18:03 Eastern Time today.   Today there remain just 19 days until my prelude to retirement.…

  • 24 Days

    This morning when I arrived at the office I hung my coat on my coat hanger which I then hung on the coat hook attached to the door of my office. The hook gave way. My…

  • 42 Days

    As I begin to look forward to the coming days and months I have found myself reflecting back on how I got here, these final steps to retirement. This path started many years ago initially by…