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2002 |
Early February my contract doesn't roll
and I'm done in June of 2004
A. Don Anderson and I agree to terms and I retire the end of February
B. Go to Italy see the rest of
the story of Richard, Loraine. and Cherry
C. Visit Fort Worth spend 4th of
July on a house boat time share I own with Tony and Lynn. A second full
week with Richard and Loraine proves interesting.
D. Drive to West Coast by way of
Michigan and back through Michigan where I see a different side of Jane
Struggle and then to NH
E. House I bought for $40.000 is sold for $170,000. I pocket close tom
$150,000..
E. Drive to Myrtle Beach and find
nothing I like as a temporary retirement place for a year or two and go
to Michigan aiming to check out some lakes I had seen in west central NC
F. Return to NH and close house and
back to Mooresville for an 18 moth rental on Lake Norman in
NC.
G. Buy cheap furniture, three beds, a $13,000 Sim2 HD projector TV,
and a $5,000 boat.
H. Net worth on 12/31/02 is $810,000 |
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2003 |
Living in Mooresville
A. Unscheduled visit To NH to visit Debbie
B. To NH for scheduled eye doctor, snow of 22
inches
C. Bobby visits for Golf
D. Rich and Lorraine visit and we visit
Statesville and Dolly wood
E. Take Aunt Alice to airport to pick up Janice. I have been taking
Alice and her roommate to dinner and been invited to dinner.
F. Struggle visits to help with boat
G. To Chicago for Scots wedding very
hot, Bones gives his own toast at wedding to "our Jewish friends"
H. Unscheduled visit To NH for Bone's heart
attack and Cherry does her thing in Carver. I decide
associating with her and her siblings is not worth the effort.
H Pick up Aunt Alice at Airport. She is not very friendly. Cheery
strikes again!
I Marietta's homecoming.
J. Income tax in NC and not being happy at the golf course I joined causes a
need to move.
J. Drive to Pensacola and drive east to central Florida where Joe Coffee
lives to search for new residence.
K Second trip to Leesburg.- Coffee
lives to search for new residence. |
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2004 |
Moving to Wildwood Florida
A. On third trip rent a holding space and find a place for the month of
April
B Buy a furnished 1400 square foot two bedroom open concept manufactured
home for $89.000 paying cash at CCC
C. Join CCC and play a lot of Golf with George Graff and Jerome.
Both die of cancer within three years
D. Trip to LA and AR to avoid first of three hurricanes. |
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2005 |
A. Bobby visits for golf.
B. Give up Bourbon
C. Join Minoa Lake golf course in June to play with Bandits
D. Visit NH late summer where I take Debbie to
DJ's and taste Bourbon which is awful for the last time and visit with
Stan who was a year from his cancer death. |
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| 2006 |
A. Visit Apalachicola which I
love for the outdoor jazz bar hoping and Saint George Island.
B. Call Debbie late on her birthday.
C. Trip to Brownsville Texas and
half way to El Paso to see Texas Western. Rain sends me north to San
Antonio and home. |
| 2007 |
A. Trip to Memphis where I never
found nice area and Knoxville a nice city where I stayed at Comfort Inn
near the strip.
B. Became the Guardian Angel to a dog
C. Trip to forty-fifth reunion is OK
and the whether is outstanding so I visit all of southeastern
Massachusetts over two days. |
| 2008
|
A. Join Minoa Lakes for one last full year of golf
B. Bobby died
C. Trip to through Big Bend National Park
(Pot smoking Heaven) on way to El Paso an awful city the north through
SE New Mexico and home through Abilene and Waco.
D. Red Sox Weekend
E. Build deck |
| 2009
|
A. Trip to Red Sox spring
training
B. Universal weekend
C. Trip up the Mississippi
to Wisconsin then east through upper peninsula of Michigan
D. Trip to Apalachicola
where economy has killed atmosphere
E. Pat died
E. Trip of two nights to Miami Pat's game
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| 2010 |
A. Blackie died in June
B. Accident in Palatka caused by missing road signs leading to missed
stop sign.
C Trip to Ohio to visit Football and
R and R halls of fames for an hour each and weekend in Marietta is
cut shot after paying for two nights |
| 2011
|
A. Two nights in Panama City
B. Alma visits
C. One night in Old Town
D. Trip to Saint Augustine for a night
or two
E Homosassa weekend ends after only one
night.
F.
Quick
Notes History takes more time
Increased Internet interest expands
Basic Characteristics of Capitalism.htm to include Politics |
2012
|
A. Ben Visits
B. Trip to 50th reunion
and NH
ends after only two nights
in Kingston |
| 2013 |
A. Trip to Los Vegas for week ends
after only two nights as really cheap hotel and no computer causes
problems
B.
November brings Zoloft then a really rough
two weeks and walking to stay out of house until 4PM |
| 2014 |
Lots of walking
Audio Books begin and book summaries begin
in earnest |
2015
|
Political Economy takes most of my time, need to be out of house
dissipates
Nov Bladder issues leads to
diapers |
| 2016 |
May
Creatinine high- 119
Day to take Alma and Gail to Naples from Orland and
then a day taking them back |
| 2017 |
May got
uncontrollable shakes, need for paramedics. hospital found nothing after
$5,000 in tests
Creatinine high- 217Nov Kidney
scan-bladder backing up affecting kidney,
Creatinine hits 289
Urologist 2 fired for inappropriate bladder tests |
| 2018 |
Jan Kidney scan confirms Kidney problem
March Mayo Clinic Prostrate operation works
Off Diapers
Nov Creatinine 184
Nov got
uncontrollable shakes, need for paramedics. hospital found was terrible,
left ER and had terrible time getting home |
| 2019 |
Drop
self imposed protein diet restrictions as a waste of time
Nov Creatinine 176
Nov Scan shows stones |
| 2020 |
Jan better scan shows no stones
Say no to a
motherly urologist who recommends a preventive medicine kidney operation
Creatinine stable at 171
Not affected by CV as I only go out to shop, shop daily at a
convenience store, and buy a pizza to go in Clermont twice a week
Creatinine stable at 171 |
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Semiretirement
Began in 1989
I taught 8
classes a year and wrote the Quick Notes Learning System.
Our foursome decided to take a road
trip.
Golf got boring in Phoenix so we went to Tucson.
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