I heard Steve Lopez (LA Times columnist, 4-time Pulitzer prize winner) interviewed on NPR recently, talking about his new book:
Independence Day: What I Learned About Retirement from Some Who’ve Done It and Some Who Never Will
Very interesting.
I'm about 5 years away from retirement. Will work until I'm 70, God-willing. I'm probably not quite as dependent upon my work life as my father was (he had no hobbies), but I still enjoy feeling like I have a purpose and calling at work. In short, I'm doing Good Work, the best of my life now.
I'm on the cusp of divesting my accumulations of "stuff", mostly timeless collectibles: rare postage stamps, early volumes of hot rod/race car magazines, and the like. Only because I don't want my uninformed survivors to have to deal with the intricacies of that process.
To stick with the topic, treats???...I'm kind of at a loss. Who I am is a contribution. So, the rewards accrue as what I can do for others. I'm also driven to leave my environment in better condition than what I acquired it in. Power equipment is a pivotal ingredient in that formula! So, who knows.
I've been searching an easy skid loader restoration project. All of the resources needed to accomplish that are close at hand. Something mechanically sound with a blown engine in the ~$5K range. Maybe wishful thinking. The earlier New Holland skid loaders enjoy a solid reputation in the circles I'm in...And, I live 20 miles from the New Holland factory, so there are lots of them around.
-Paul