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Retired and Inspired at 55

Thoughts and Musings on Early Retirement

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Early Retirement Can be Yours

Welcome to my blog on early retirement. It took a lot of planning and discipline but I was able to retire at 55 in February 2020. I'll share how I did it, and my experiences in retirement.

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Babes In Breweryland

For those of you thinking this will be about pretty women at breweries you are incorrect. The babes referred to here are those of the...

Beware of Medical Billing Practices

A new round of medical billing errors following a recent procedure that required several phone calls to straighten out, reminded me of...

Where’s Your New Hangout?

When our local brewery – Ashton Brewing – closed at the end of December all of us regulars had the same question for each other: “where...

How I Retired at 55

It’s been just over 5 years since I retired and time sure has flown by. Here is my first post as a potential reference for those of you...

Wisdom of Age

I touched on this topic in “Hangin’ With the Band” but wanted to delve a little deeper into how the wisdom of age can benefit us if we...

Hypocrisy Rules

Bringing this post back due to the current political climate as we barrel into chaos with this country drifting in a sea of division....

Last Train to Islamorada

Our latest, and likely last, trip to Islamorada was a lot of fun, with perfect weather the entire time. Changes to the property by the...

What Are You Going to Do When They Come for You?

Almost 2 months into Trump’s return to the throne, and Elon’s ascension to master of “disruption” (an unelected bureaucrat running a new...

Connect the Dots

A former co-worker had the following as part of her email signature: “I connect the dots; how can I help you”. It was a unique way of...

Keep Up with Your Medical Checks

It’s funny how as we age those conversations around health and medical procedures that were so uncomfortable in our younger years are now...

You Gotta Break a Lot of Eggs

After getting on a streak of several successful omelets in a row, I was reminded of this post from mid-2021 during the Covid lockdown....

Get Back into Your Fitness Routine

I keep a pretty solid workout routine most of the time. Lifting weights three days a week and riding my bike three days a week (indoor...

Lights, Camera, Action

For 9 weeks in the fall of last year I attended production classes at our local community television station -...

America, the Reality Show

Note: This post is a sarcastic take on the next 4 years. It is not  meant as serious political commentary. I hope the next 4 years...

What Do You Want to Do When You Grow Up?

With the new year upon us I am re-issuing this post about retirement being a new beginning. May the new year bring good health and much...

Year End 2024

I can’t believe this is my 5th year-end post. Time sure has flown by since I escaped the corporate hamster wheel. Covid took most of the...

News vs Misinformation

With ratings, hits, and views being more important than worthwhile or accurate content, we are bombarded with “news” that is twisted to...

Adventures at the All 50 States Convention

Those of you who have been following my blog know that I completed my quest to get to all 50 states back in 2017, visiting Oregon with my...

Losing a Community

It is with great sadness but many thanks that I write this post about our local brewery closing at the end of the year -...

Why Trump Won - Again

Please remember those who served and sacrificed for our country, on this Veterans Day. A salute and thank you to all our veterans....

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