On 9/15/2015 6:40 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 9/15/2015 3:52 PM, Don Y wrote:

(sigh) If that's what "retirement" is, count me out! :-/ I can't
imagine people spending a lifetime *working* -- doing something largely
because they HAVE TO -- and *not* coming up with a rich bucket list
to look forward to in their retirement (when, hopefully, you have the
time, health *and* re$ource$ to do so)!

I'm 20% retired and I'm enjoying whatever I can do. Extra time, extra money
make life a bit of fun while we can. Next year I'm going to retire another 10%
or 20%. My wife and I have a list of things we want to do and we do them as
weather and mood allows.

Depending on who you ask, I've been retired for a couple of decades! :

In reality, I've been working, all along -- but, able to pick what
I work on. Given that my "vocation" is also my "avocation", you can
argue that it's not really work... :-/

But, I rely on being physically and mentally fit in order to do these
things. I dread the idea of losing either mental or physical abilities
and the lost opportunities that would ensue.

Moral of story: do what you love while you can!