What a beautiful day! I am setting hear watching the fog rise on the golf course behind our house thinking of all the things that I “need” to do. But in time. They just don’t seem that important. New screen name and a new phase. Its time to change from Tomcat98 to JDARNELL. I thought it just sounded good. Kind of like Keith Stone, Randall Pink Floyd, Billy Joe Jim Bob etc.
Today is my first day of terminal leave after 21 plus years in the military and the transition day from many years of ER planning to be an ER. The plan was to sleep in and just let things happen. So far that is not the case as sleeping more than 4 hrs is going to take some time. So I went back and reviewed the first few posts I submitted on the board over 7 years ago.
I am stunned at how many of those initial thoughts and concerns were worked out by watching others on the board and also how many things are still in place. During the initial threads Nords, GDER, Samclem, Deserat etc said some things that were spot on. The discussions about the insomnia, stress, type A personality, realizing there is too much to do and work gets in the way, job offers, kids activities, volunteer opportunities, emotional retirement process, rental property, medical care still hold true.
My bucket list is so long that I don’t think I will ever get thru it. Plus there is a honey-do list. Watch out for the job offers. Just as Nords said as people have heard I am retiring the emails and calls have started coming in. I am in the deny, deny, delay delay, resist mode on this one. I have told them that I was hanging out with my kids until school starts, then some time decompressing and call me after the end of year. I was able to duck a formal retirement ceremony however in about 45 days we will have a big BBQ at our place.
Now for the important stuff. My son went 3 for 3 last night and made some great plays at short stop. My other son just finished all-stars and looks like will be trying out for a competitive team. Translation we are going to be looking back and yearning for just 16 hrs of baseball a week. But its all good.
Well I think its time to get ready to go to the steam room, followed by a couple of hour road trip to clean out the Jag on the interstate with my favorite toons cranked, then back to the ball field to watch my son pitch.
Thanks to all the folks that have helped along the way. For those of you that are on the path, plan your work and work your plan!
JDARNELL
Today is my first day of terminal leave after 21 plus years in the military and the transition day from many years of ER planning to be an ER. The plan was to sleep in and just let things happen. So far that is not the case as sleeping more than 4 hrs is going to take some time. So I went back and reviewed the first few posts I submitted on the board over 7 years ago.
I am stunned at how many of those initial thoughts and concerns were worked out by watching others on the board and also how many things are still in place. During the initial threads Nords, GDER, Samclem, Deserat etc said some things that were spot on. The discussions about the insomnia, stress, type A personality, realizing there is too much to do and work gets in the way, job offers, kids activities, volunteer opportunities, emotional retirement process, rental property, medical care still hold true.
My bucket list is so long that I don’t think I will ever get thru it. Plus there is a honey-do list. Watch out for the job offers. Just as Nords said as people have heard I am retiring the emails and calls have started coming in. I am in the deny, deny, delay delay, resist mode on this one. I have told them that I was hanging out with my kids until school starts, then some time decompressing and call me after the end of year. I was able to duck a formal retirement ceremony however in about 45 days we will have a big BBQ at our place.
Now for the important stuff. My son went 3 for 3 last night and made some great plays at short stop. My other son just finished all-stars and looks like will be trying out for a competitive team. Translation we are going to be looking back and yearning for just 16 hrs of baseball a week. But its all good.
Well I think its time to get ready to go to the steam room, followed by a couple of hour road trip to clean out the Jag on the interstate with my favorite toons cranked, then back to the ball field to watch my son pitch.
Thanks to all the folks that have helped along the way. For those of you that are on the path, plan your work and work your plan!
JDARNELL
