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Thursday Aug 13 2009
Increasingly I find myself thinking about the word retirement and whether it has the appeal that it once had for the mature worker. I remember, as if it were yesterday, my father talking about how he was looking forward to retirement. After working long hours and raising a family, there just did not seem much time for anything else. Through much of his mid-life, my dad's job (conductor for the railroad) had him working away from home and on the road during the week. Weekends were mostly reserved for rest before returning to the job the following Monday. Often he would share how he looked forward to being able to spend time doing the things he really wanted to do. I just assumed that meant golfing and fishing simply because those are about the only leisure activities that I remember my dad enjoying.
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Written by eldering at Retirement
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