I’m almost 70 and plan to retire in 2-3 years, and I am deathly afraid that I will sit in front of a TV and rot there.
Therefore, I am preparing. Not by having a second career, when I retire, I ant to be retired, but by developing some new hobbies. For instance, I have been taking trumpet lessons, and only last night I decided to join a community band and start playing with others. Had a blast.
My ambition is to get good enough to join the church orcchestra
I won't have that problem. I hate TV.
In all seriousness, I am asking God what He would have me do. I want to ensure that when I pass I will have done all that was required of me and that I invested wisely all that was entrusted to me.
“My ambition is to get good enough to join the church orcchestra”
That’s great. I started doing that with guitar. I want to learn the blues. When I retire I want to find a corner with moderate traffic, lay down my guitar case and play for quarters, nothing more. I don’t need the money, just want to entertain.
Then I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and there went that. So now I am trying to talk the wife into letting me get a puppy so I can train him to be a rescue dog.
I played music some before retiring, play a lot more now. I’m a hired gun, have played with as many as 5 acts at once. Cut back to just a couple for now as we want to travel now. I manage 4 rentals (down from 5) so it’s just enough to keep somewhat busy but yet free to fish, travel, etc. Music is great for your health if you go easy on the booze. I have 3 performances this month, two are jazz, one is blues. It’s a blast!
#16 You can be the next Gabriel!
The Horn Blows at Midnight
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