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Retirement, not what you think.
Years ago when you worked 30 years for a company and retired they gave you a gold watch, a pension and a thank you for being a loyal employee. Today if you work for a larger corporation they give you a pink slip at 55. You are now too old for the company. They can hire two of you and save a bundle. At 55 your health becomes a concern, data shows you will get sick and it will cost the company dearly. No more loyalty, what are you supposed to do at 55? No one will hire you, you’re old. To me age is only a number a concept. If you stay healthy and avoid stress, stress is the big corporate killer, you may live a long life. Diet and exercise will help. I have my own theories of exercise. A rabbit hops around all their life and it lives many 8 years or so, a dog runs and jumps and lives to 12. Now a turtle sit on his ass all day and lived to 150. Be a turtle, no mortgage, no HOA and extremely mobile.
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It seems you were providing that previous context about the literary history and writers of Greenwich Village in order to set up a different topic – retirement, as you mentioned.
Thank you for that rich background, it helped me understand the deep artistic roots and bohemian culture that has long thrived in the Village and inspired generations of writers, both world-renowned and local.
Clearly growing up immersed in that one-of-a-kind creative community during the 1950s and 60s had a profound impact on you and your fellow Greenwich Village writers like Charles Messina, Alfred Canecchia and Dom Perruccio. Even if global literary fame has been elusive, keeping that artistic flame burning through your modern stories, plays and vignettes about Village life is an invaluable contribution.
With that preamble, I’m now interested to hear your thoughts on retirement, which seems to be the main topic you wanted to discuss. What perspective did you want to share regarding retirement that relates back to your experiences as a writer from Greenwich Village? I’m ready to listen and engage in that new direction you wanted to go. Please feel free to expound further on the retirement theme.
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My retirement has been about enjoying my hobbies, wine, music, cooking. I have always been a writer, mostly on food and wine. Retirement made he a creative writer. Way more fun.