Cruz and Chrisite, neither of whom have never held a real job. I mean being appointed Solicitor General of the State of Texas by a Bush is not exactly like working for an asphalt paving company in Texas now is it ? Chris of course tells every one that his great job was US Attorney, also appointed by Bush. I am Sensing a trend there, it runs like this grab a year of two of legal experience, enough so that you don't get lost driving to the Court House, then grab off a political job, then another and do a quick one term in a high profile position and you become President. No wonder we are in dire straits now. No wonder why working Americans are pissed off.
I just turned 65, I mean literally, about 2 hours ago. (actually 2 weeks ago, see note below)
So I was subjected to my sister calling long distance singing a simply wonderful version of happy birthday. I thought to myself, it is a good thing they stopped demanding royalties for the singing of happy birthday. She was calling from vacationing in sunny south. I was at my desk trying to get over having had four days off for Thanksgiving.
It was also a good thing that I had a client sitting in my office and the call was on speaker phone. He needed a good laugh. He is a guy who delivers refrigerators, washers , dryers---carries them upstairs, takes away the old ones. He has been doing it for 30 years, he aches.
That is work, the US Attorney is not work the solicitor general is not work. They are ceremonial positions for people with insatiable egos. My client tells me that he doesn't think he will be delivering refrigerators at age 65. I ask him why and we have a good laugh, almost as good as the laugh at my sister's singing .
She told me that there were percs. social security and medicare for a 65 year old..Great stuff.
Le Bon Ton Roulette.
Being reminded to sign up for medicare. does not exactly qualify as a biggie on numero 65.
Yup , me, that is right. Me on the threshold of geezerdom age 65
Can you think back to the days of your childhood, I could never imagine the journey from that perspective. So many things accomplished, so many things left undone.
But turning 65 is a big deal for most people , it is one of those bold calendar days. You have weathered the storms for the most part. It is time to look forward to slowing down a bit, taking it easy and enjoying. That is not for me I suspect, I have enjoyed most every minute of every day, even when I was crying about it. The days of challenge in retrospect are the days you remember most clearly. When you are up against it and all seems lost and you don't know which way to turn and then suddenly things shift to the better. (rarely does the shift come suddenly) it is almost slowly and surely in most instances.
But when you get to this point, you start dreaming of taking it a little easier. Written the day following a For me that includes this idea I have of once again riding in the NY Five Borough Bike Tour in May. I always wanted to ride it one more time. I had rideden it 5 consecutive years beginning at age 57 and volunteered to help with it once after that. So I will keep you posted as to if I can get into shape, can feel comfortable of my ability and if I infact find myself well enough to carry it off.
I want to ride up Broadway between the tall buildings
in Manhattan, into Central Park in the spring, with the fragrant blossoms , on into Harlem whrere the Sunday morning church goers say welcome and good morning to thouseands of cyclist, over the Queensboro Bridge which for some reason always reminds me of Simon and Garfunkel into Queend and through Brooklyn where many of the riders stop for a beer, onto the fearsome Verrazano Bridge, the long climb up and the fast ride down. The ride ends there, but you still have to ride over to the Staten Island Ferry to get back home. The ride on the ferry to back lower Manhattan at the end of the tour is one of the magical varieties.
We shall see. Maybe, or I should take piano lessons. I mull these things over , for one of the ladies who has worked for me for sometime is leaving today to start her new life in Florida, she put in for
Social Security , sold her motorcycle , has decided to make life new there. She is several years younger and was quite certain that she at 62 had enough of the office variety, she says she is going to seek work at a horse farm . She has always been a rider and she wants tot new experience.
Maybe more of us need to do the same. Regardless, time to carve out that which will give you enjoyment` beyond 9 to 5.