Let me begin with how I got here and then share what this blog is all about.
It was during the beginning of COVID that the wheels came off my career bus. I worked in aerospace. I had been there for about 25 years.
Suddenly, airline carriers were panicking. They slammed the brakes on any new orders. Panic set in. Even confirmed orders were cancelled like an un-woke Hollywood celebrity.
It was the beginning of the end to a beautiful career. I was 56 years old and found myself retired. Now what? My grand father retired at 55, that seemed the norm for his generation. This was not the norm for my generation. Some go on until past 65.
The good news in all of this is that I had a pension. So you know, pensions are just ok. These things will not make you rich, nor will they sustain a life in retirement. They are more of a stipend for time served.
Anyway, five years forward, I have been a real estate photographer, sold my personal landscape photos, sold my home and moved to a new home in Idaho to avoid huge taxes, a declining lifestyle, and government policies that are out of whack.
Now, in Idaho I do not do much. I read. I write in my journal. I watch a lot of movies, and drink a lot of beautiful Cabernet. Sitting around bored one day I thought, “What in the hell am I going to do for next 30 years?” I need to find something that makes me happy and keeps me busy.
Enter a passion I have had and seemed to always procrastinate on… writing. Where it will go, who knows. I do know the beginning is this blog.
We have finally gotten to the “Why” of this blog. We have found our “What’s it about” thing. Here it is.
To provide content from my life experiences that are interesting, entertaining, bring out happiness, sadness, lessons, and maybe a little inspiration for you.
My hope is that you and others read my stories and think to themselves, “Wow! I can connect with that.” I hope I entertain you if nothing else.
That is, in fact, what this blog is all about… It’s about life’s moments.