No manifesto. No diatribe on why I am taking a break from FR. No ideological rants on what is happening to our great nation. Just a brief note saying after 20+ years on Free Republic I decided to take a break. Y'all been so great and it has been fun. At 62 years of age, I decided that I want to focus on myself and my lovely of 33 years and take some time to prepare for my retirement. Today we became empty nesters. My millennial children are established in their careers.
There is no student debt, no credit card bills, no car or house payments for me to worry about. I just want to enjoy the time I have left and go fishing, drink a decent whisky and relax.
Keep fighting the good fight. You and your families are in my prayers and I wish everyone the best. Even Laz and Gunner. /smile
Till we meet again.
EQ
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To: EQAndyBuzz
SNAFU............................
2 posted on
11/14/2022 5:46:10 AM PST by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: EQAndyBuzz
Enjoy the break. Do not make it permanent.
This is not an official opus because you haven't walked away permanently. :-)
3 posted on
11/14/2022 5:47:03 AM PST by
Alberta's Child
("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
To: EQAndyBuzz
A break well deserved, enjoy.
4 posted on
11/14/2022 5:47:28 AM PST by
EEGator
To: EQAndyBuzz
5 posted on
11/14/2022 5:48:15 AM PST by
Navy Patriot
(Celebrate Decivilization)
To: EQAndyBuzz
I understand. I’m getting ready to do the same thing except that I have been retired for almost 10 years, since I was 58. I’m mostly tired of losing and need to focus on something real.
Have a great retirement!
To: EQAndyBuzz
Enjoy your break. I do the same thing occasionally, and think it’s a good thing to unplug for a while and focus on the truly important things around you.
7 posted on
11/14/2022 5:50:44 AM PST by
AnglePark
To: EQAndyBuzz
To: EQAndyBuzz
Enjoy your time away....Best for all of y’all...
9 posted on
11/14/2022 5:51:29 AM PST by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
To: EQAndyBuzz
About 15 years ago, I left for a year and a half.
I didn't announce it, and nobody missed me.
10 posted on
11/14/2022 5:51:44 AM PST by
real saxophonist
(Hoplophobia will never be in the DSM, because the DSM is written by hoplophobes.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
11 posted on
11/14/2022 5:54:15 AM PST by
cgbg
(Claiming that laws and regs that limit “hate speech” stop freedom of speech is “hate speech”.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
I may pull back from FR myself for a while. Not permanently, but this election has been painful. I feel like I’ve been mugged. Add in some family issues and I may need a break for a little while. Not total, though, and not permanently. But I need some rest from politics.
It is a beautiful time of the year in southern Arizona and maybe some time riding the horses and hiking with the wife will help restore my soul.
Hope we’ll “see” each other again, though!
12 posted on
11/14/2022 5:54:29 AM PST by
Mr Rogers
(We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
-—prepare for retirement——
I suggest you are overthinking retirement.
Relax. What is coming is coming except, you don’t know what is coming. All you can say or think with certainty is that you will not be spending your days working where you are now.
You can survey all your talents and various experiences over the years. Then start looking for a way to apply one or two of those talents to a money making opportunity, a retirement self employment job. Not everyday, say two or three days a week are enough to keep your mind and body in working condition.
Think opportunity. Think new. Think enjoyment
13 posted on
11/14/2022 5:56:07 AM PST by
bert
( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
To: EQAndyBuzz
14 posted on
11/14/2022 5:59:49 AM PST by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: EQAndyBuzz
You’re not an empty when you have FReepers to corral.
Fishing and whiskey sound good.
15 posted on
11/14/2022 6:01:14 AM PST by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
Retirement is fun. (Except for that three year period when I fought off cancer)
16 posted on
11/14/2022 6:02:09 AM PST by
KC Burke
To: EQAndyBuzz
Wish you the best. Understand completely. Hope we can talk soon.
Enjoy Life, FRiend!
18 posted on
11/14/2022 6:04:54 AM PST by
rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
There is some sanity in watching a sunrise, and serenity in basking in a sunset, (with an adult beverage, of course). Be calm.
19 posted on
11/14/2022 6:08:42 AM PST by
drSteve78
(Je suis Deplorable STILL)
To: EQAndyBuzz
Enjoy your ‘vacation’, and stop back for a visit.
20 posted on
11/14/2022 6:09:55 AM PST by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: EQAndyBuzz
21 posted on
11/14/2022 6:14:13 AM PST by
linMcHlp
To: EQAndyBuzz
You have a full life - congratulations!
22 posted on
11/14/2022 6:14:19 AM PST by
peggybac
(My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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