I taught my last class today. I give my last final Wednesday. I signed my USM retirement papers today and take them to Jackson tomorrow. I signed my Social Security retirement papers last month. Of course I have been retired from the Air Force for 24 years. I guess you might say that I am:
RETIRED, RETIRED, RETIRED.

I feel that my new life has begun and the burden of responsibility greatly reduced. Let’s see how long it takes me to obligate myself. NOT. I have more things to do than I can possibly get done but the big difference is that I am now working totally for myself. I give myself a big “Huh-Rah“.

Jeanne comes home tomorrow night. She has been gone to Texas for a week to visit and attend a doll show. I have been doing her chores and mine too and it is going to be another busy day. I go to work, I take Kurt to his doctor appointment and then to another appointment, I join the School of Computing faculty at dinner where they plan on roasting me (I hope it is on low heat), and then finally to pick Jeanne up at the Airport at 8:40 (and I hope picking her up is just the beginning of the evening). Why am I telling you this? I don’t have a clue.

If you want to see what’s blooming on the Long Leaf Trace (or just “bike trail” as I usually say) go over to my bentrider.info blog. I am going to resist the urge to post the same thing there and here.