Doing as I please.

I keep reminding myself how wonderful it is to be a retiree. Because that allows me to do pretty much as I please most days. No set schedule. No obligation to be at work. My ‘work’ is pleasure. Just sitting down to write. Or to exercise. To go for 32 miles on my bicycle, as I did yesterday. Or to write a love letter. Or to listen to Haydn string quartets. Or to take artsy photos with my digital camera. And to have a leisurely breakfast of cinnamon toast and espresso. And to connect with my true love on Skype. And to marvel at the beautiful orange tulips in a vase on my desk. And to listen to the purring of my cat Loverboy, also perched on my desk. –Jim Broede