> > - I don't see 'retire' as a true/false proposition. What it's about > these days (and what I'm working towards) is a gradual wind-down.
I agree, sort of - in that retire isn't a true/false issue. Anymore than I separate 'work' and 'non-work' into tightly compartmentalized parts of the day. I know some folks who wouldn't think of touching a computer or talking to a customer outside of 8 to 5. I'm not one of them. "Work" is part of what I do, part of my life, just like being a dad, working out, reading trashy spy novels, and going to the grocery store. I don't segment writing code or editing a chapter into narrow segments of time. I do them when I want to, just like I goof around with my kids and go to the grocery store and ride my bike when I want to. Subject to the needs and responsibilities that each of these things entails, of course. I go to choir concerts when I'd rather be working on that chunk of code that is looking so good right now... and I stay in and finish up an installation or the chapter of a book when I'd rather be outside with the kids. > - Do I want to wind down? Yes. Not because I'm tired of what I do but > because life has many other options. And my wife and I have reached the > stage where we have no obligations (such as raising children etc...) and > have the opportunity to explore those. So... yes, life has many other options, I agree. I don't view those other options as mutually exclusive to work. I guess I could work more. And I could work less. All I know is that 'work' needs to be in quotes. <s> Whil _______________________________________________ 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.
