[Leica] OT: I've retired

[leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)]

Hey Peter.  Welcome to the club. I joined 7 years ago, a bit younger than 
you (56) and for similar reasons as you (again, politely).  I actually had a 
dual job.  One was teaching the kids I loved the subject I loved, but the 
other was dealing with the administrative things all jobs have.  I missed 
the former terribly.  Seeing those yellow school buses every day was almost 
too much, and so I eventually went back to teaching in the summer at a 
different level (college) with absolutely none of the latter problems.  As 
far as they are concerned, as long as I am there for my class they don't 
care about much else in the summer.  I get to have my cake and eat it too. 
Way cool.

The summer is too hot and too crowded for me to pursue my passions of 
photography and camping, so it works out perfectly.  I can go where I want, 
when I want and with whom I want.

So, enjoy this, the next part in the rest of your life.

Aram



-----Original Message----- 
From: Peter Klein
Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 7:33 PM
To: lug
Subject: [Leica] OT: I've retired

LUG friends:  Today is the first day of the rest of my life. As of
today, I have retired from my corporate IT job. I recently hit the sixty
year mark, so I'm a bit younger than the traditional American age. But
given the many changes that have taken place in the workplace in recent
years (he said, politely), it's time. Fortunately, we can do it.

I hope to begin a new chapter in my life where I can exercise my true
passions more fully, namely music, writing and photography. I'm going to
let the balance between them (and just enjoying myself) work itself out
over time.

Wish me luck! I'd love to hear from anyone (either here or privately)
who has been though this transition and has some tips for dealing
gracefully with the changes.

--Peter