Lifestyle

When I retired I embarked upon a process of identifying potential hobbies that might hold my interest. I think that most folks, at the end of a long career have a pretty solid attention span. Add to that the ability to stay on task even when pain and frustration are involved, and I think you […]

Consider this, people rode around on horses, lived in huts, read by firelight, and pooped in holes in the ground for thousands of years. People were still living by firelight, riding horses, and pooping in holes in the ground less than 150 years ago. The first electric lighting system went into service in 1883, about

A few years ago my wife and I met with a nutritionist. The dude did a bunch of analysis using various measurements of our bodies, followed by a food diary that we kept for a couple of weeks. We turned in that information and he proceeded to inform us on all of the faults in

Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles. Freeman Dyson – English-American theoretical physicist and mathematician Hobbies are strange animals. I have often heard that a hobby

The biggest questions regarding my financial future and retirement have been how will I afford this lifestyle and what do I leave to my spouse and kids. Selfishly, I admit that the first question held a much higher priority for me than the second question. At the time, I had no idea how to go

In a never ending quest to find things to entertain myself whilst doing basically nothing, my pal Pete and I traveled to the Corning Preserve in Albany NY today for a short hike along the Hudson River. We initially had intended to hike a trail in the Rensselaer Technology Park, but that proved to be

Recently I was injured trying to upright a motorcycle. As the lift started, I heard an audible pop from my shoulder followed by some excruciating pain. Unable to lift my arm beyond horizontal, I called my doctor who ordered a shoulder MRI. The result? A torn rotator cuff muscle and a dislocated biceps tendon. After

When I first started contemplating retirement, one of biggest concerns was – where would the money come from to support my semi-lavish lifestyle. After a bunch of research, I decided that my needs and worries would best be met by a competent financial advisor and wealth manager. My keen engineering mind decided to approach the

When I first started contemplating retirement, fear of boredom was an overwhelming obstacle. What would I do if I wasn’t working 12 hours a day? In hindsight, that was a foolish concern, as stuff just crept in to fill my time almost immediately. The mundane tasks of day to day living were enough to keep