Well, the time has actually come, it seems, that I am planning my final summer up north. I will officially notify my employer of my retirement over the next two weeks, then plan for an early autumn move to New Mexico.
I can’t say that this isn’t a really bittersweet moment. Sweet, because I am a survivor setting out on a new adventure in a new place, even if it is my last adventure. But then, I possibly have a good twenty years left in me. Bitter in that I am leaving my lifelong Midwestern roots, first and foremost, and while I am leaving in fairly good economic shape, I am hardly wealthy or feel I ever lived up to my personal potential in my work life.
Of course, there is plenty of time and I have plenty of options to still make a dent in the atmosphere.
For now I am planning on a round of minor league baseball games, visiting a few favorite places, and making plans to find new ones.
