[Leica] OT: I've retired

[j2m46 at hotmail.fr (Jean-Michel Mertz)]

Hi Peter,
I wish you lots of luck for this new life you're starting. Happy retirement! 
I've been retired for about three years and I have never ever regretted that 
decision - though I must say I had no choice since I had reached the age 
limit ... ! My wife and I do some traveling, to the US mainly where one of 
our daughters lives. And since we live downtown Strasbourg, we walk and walk 
and visit and go to the cinema and just take it easy. Picture taking is a 
daily occupation (plus LR5) as well as writing and reading. And looking 
after our grand-children, the ones who live close by. Fills the day. One 
tip, though: leave some room in your agenda for yourself, you will soon 
notice people around you believe retirees are free and available as the wind 
is ... Very dangerous, indeed.
Bonne chance!
JM


Jean-Michel Mertz
Strasbourg

 
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:33:35 -0800
> From: pklein at threshinc.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: [Leica] OT: I've retired
> 
> LUG friends:  Today is the first day of the rest of my life. As of 
> today, I have retired from my corporate IT job. I recently hit the sixty 
> year mark, so I'm a bit younger than the traditional American age. But 
> given the many changes that have taken place in the workplace in recent 
> years (he said, politely), it's time. Fortunately, we can do it.
> 
> I hope to begin a new chapter in my life where I can exercise my true 
> passions more fully, namely music, writing and photography. I'm going to 
> let the balance between them (and just enjoying myself) work itself out 
> over time.
> 
> Wish me luck! I'd love to hear from anyone (either here or privately) 
> who has been though this transition and has some tips for dealing 
> gracefully with the changes.
> 
> --Peter
> 
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