A couple of things of note happened to me today. First and definitely least important, I bowled a 300 game tonight. It is the first time I have bowled a 300 game so it was exciting.
On to the bigger news. I marched into Randall Bing's office today and gave my notice. Unless I die or chicken out before June 29th, I am retiring.
Randall took it about like I expected that he would. He asked if I meant it, was I going to change my mind, etc.? Then he told me to take a week to really think it over and get back to him. I felt like I was in a Seinfeld episode, the one where George tries to break up with a woman and she won't allow it.
I am nervous about retiring because of the money. Mostly the money anyway. As Ched correctly guessed, I am turning the numbers over and over in my pea brain, thinking of various scenarios. The last thing I want to happen after 38 years of saving and sacrifice is to wind up at the senior center waiting for free cheese. Or worse.
I have thought about part time work that might interest me. I need a gig that allows me to be free Monday and Wednesday evenings for bowling, Thursday for golf, Saturday to spend the day with Sneedlet One and Sunday to spend time with the kids and both Sneedlets. Then I remember that I already have a job like that, the one I am quitting. Should I just stay? Fortunately, I am able to quickly summon up the million things that bug me about my job and thoughts of staying fly away.
I realistically think I will substitute teach when the school year starts up. I could do that on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays and still maintain my busy social schedule.
I will bore you with this subject for the next seven weeks. Stand by.
Things in this blog represented to be fact, may or may not actually be true. The writer is frequently wrong, sometimes just full of it, but always judgmental and cranky
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6 comments:
Merle!!
I cannot believe you have finally done this. I will wait for seven days to see if you change your mind. Good luck!!
Ms Soup
I hope
1. you don't change your mind.
2. you figure out a little business of your own to run.
Congratulations.
When I quit, my principal said "Okay." But that was only after ten years.
Remember, there is always comfortable, affordable mobile home living!
Woo hoo! How exciting!
And what's wrong with a little free cheese, anyway??
Congratulations! The trumpet vines are trumpeting your victories!
Mr. Bing is sounding a bit cocky, and I hope that you force him to lose his cockiness. We are all rooting for you, but of course not enough to give you any money.
Worst case scenario, I must say that the free cheese is quite delicious.
300 bowling score?! That's Fantastic man!
My dad wanted me to work my whole life in his appliance store. I did work there briefly, but I just couldn't see the point. He didn't want me to take a risk and end up a broke hobo.
Now you have an opportunity ... don't worry, you won't end up no broke hobo either.
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