I'm with Whil. I was a deputy sheriff for 32 years. It was only "work" for about 4 years. Otherwise, I loved it and looked forward to going to work every day. I also have been developing systems since 1986 and love doing that. Someone asked me just last night if I was going to run for a county commissioner job. My response was, why would I do that? That doesn't sound like a lot of fun to me. I've told each of my kids, the key to happiness, is find something you love to do, and see if you can make a living at it. At this point in my life, I don't plan on doing anything I don't want to do (except those things mandated by my boss er wife).
John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 1:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NF] What's this nonsense about retiring from IT? Regarding the recent "life after VFP" thread... folks generally fell into two camps. The first was those young'uns who are still depending on their folks to drive them to work each day, and whose primary concern, after the "VFP issue", is who to ask to junior prom. The second is the group who anxiously waits by the mailbox each month for their copy of AARP magazine so they can clip the coupons in the back for the 'all you can gum' dinner special down at the local Ponderosa. These are the folks who having been whining about trying to eek out a few more years before retiring. Retiring? Com'on! Seriously. Maybe my view is skewed, given my status as self-employed since the early 80s. But I don't ever plan on 'retiring'. I love what I do, and plan on doing it until I keel over on top of my keyboard. Why 'retire'? What would I do then? As far as I'm concerned, I'm already doing what I'd do if I was retired. That I get paid doing it is a happy coincidence. Why would you work at a job that you don't enjoy? What are YOU going to do when you retire? Why not do that now? Whil [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
