drbruce
In response to the question of what to do in "retirement", here is my list of things that I have planned.A list of Things to Do in Retirement1.Check email and respond on time2.Read the news feeds from the internet3.Work on cyberbali.com4.Work on Sumbawa.org5.Work on lifeinthetropics.wordpress.com6.Work on theinternationalteacher.wordpress.com7.Work on the podcast8.Participate in the forums9.Exercise10.Wake the kids up for school11.Take the kids to school12.Pick the kids up from school13.Clean the top two floors of the house14.Repair the beach house15.Finish the ebook on Bali16.Finish the ebook on international teaching17.Rewrite the novel18.Read19.Make notes for the book on Islam20.Watch a lot of baseball21.Visit friends22.Shop with Su at the market once a week23.Make dinner once a week24.Work on learning how to do graphic art25.Play computer games26.Learn Balinese27.Improve my Indonesian to college level28.Take a marine biology class on the internet29.Learn how to write Java30.Learn Arabic31.Help the kids with their homework32.Spend more time with my wife33.Make some videos34.Write free lesson plans for teachers35.Look for freelance jobs on the internet36.Keep track of the budget37.Get involved in one save the planet project38.Sleep39.Remember how lucky I am to be here40.Do research on different conceptions of time41.Attend mosque regularly
Bert Vierstra
Isn't retirement the time to think of things NOT to do? 8)
drbruce
Nah Bert,It's time to do the things that you want to do.
Markit
It time to start really put some effort into staying alive.
Jimbo
Bruce the list is ok for today. What are you going to do tomorrow. :D Seriously though it will be interesting to see how many of those things you actually do. I will make a similiar list in the near future so we can keep a comparison.
drbruce
If I don't do them, Jimbo, I'm going to have to explain to my wife and kids why I'm not doing them.
fordprefect
How will you accomplish #20? MLB.TV sub? We're in Mesa, AZ tomorrow for the last wk of spring training, but that's about as much hardball as we'll likely experience all year :/
JUDY
Dr Bruce: Wow!!! Retirement is merely a word; your list of things to do will keep you so busy that your days will fly by so quickly you will never utter that deadly word! :roll: Now you can actually spend your day living!!! I mean, spending every precious minute with the ones you love and doing the things you love. Congratulations :D :D Of course, I am certain your passion was teaching; however, their are only so many hours in a day and you absolutely could not have accomplished much on that list if you were teaching every day. Hope one day to meet you and your family when we return home.
drbruce
Indovision has ESPN which carries a few games every week - usually the Yankees or the Red Sox.Yes, Judy I love teaching, but I need to do some other things in my life as you say. Stop by when you're in Bali.
FreoGirl
As my parents said after a couple of years in retirement - they can't figure out how they found the time to work. :lol: Half your luck Dr Bruce, wish it was me. I figure I've got at least 5110 days to go until it's my turn :cry:
drbruce
Hang in there Freo, it's nice when it comes.
