what did you do today?

[Khan]

[M Paquette]

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Originally Posted by Khan

... and I thought the whole idea of retirement was to avoid this sort of high pressure rat race!

(Put dishes in diswasher, read paper and magazines, checked on-line forums, a little financial housekeeping, had lunch, etc...)

[Khan]

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Originally Posted by M Paquette ... and I thought the whole idea of retirement was to avoid this sort of high pressure rat race! (Put dishes in diswasher, read paper and magazines, checked on-line forums, a little financial housekeeping, had lunch, etc...)

Ran to the store, changed sheets towels rugs, watered plants, fed critters...

[Janet H]

Todays fun...

Made coffee
Contemplated khans avatar
Thought about cutting grass
Put strap button on guitar
Laid in hammock, looking at lush grass and read a book.
The next big effort involves limes and a tall glass

[Dawg52]

Took the mutt to the vet, went to the grocery story, farted around on the net, took a nap.......that's about it. Rainy day so good excuse to put off mowing the grass.

[cute fuzzy bunny]

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Originally Posted by Janet H Contemplated khans avatar

Way better than the motel room comments ever could aspire to being.

[Khan]

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Originally Posted by cute fuzzy bunny Way better than the motel room comments ever could aspire to being.

Don't dis the cavewoman.

[Goonie]

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Originally Posted by Khan what did you do today?

I can really relate to that cartoon! But today I was actually busier than normal.

I had a 9am appointment with the Doc....just routine stuff.....drew a blood sample, took my pulse and BP (130/62).....I got there about 20 minutes early and was on my way out the door at 9:05am. Then I went to the coffee shop, then gassed up the car. Went home and sat under the shade tree. Then I went to the hardware store, and then stopped & chatted with some guys I used to work with. That shot the morning, so I went home and ate lunch.

After lunch I sat under the shade tree. Pulled a couple of weeds and sprayed a few others. Sat under the shade tree. Planted a couple of daylillies. Sat under the shade tree. Picked some tomatoes. Sat under the shade tree. Made a little makeshift fence to tidy up my goldenrod bed. Sat under the shade tree. Watered some container plants. Sat under the shade tree.

Usually I spend a bit more time sitting under the shade tree, and less time with 'busy work'.....like I did all weekend!!! And tomorrow I'm scheduled to sit under the shade tree all day....uninterrupted except for lunch and potty breaks!!!

[cute fuzzy bunny]

Drank coffee and wrote some notes to you folks. Took my son to his first day of preschool and hung out there for a few hours. Took him to the park and made four humongous sand castles that required about six gallons of water drawn from a water fountain that only produces about a quart every 10 minutes. Took him out for hawaiian barbecue and sushi. Met his momma at the gym. Came home and watched a dvd movie (live free or die hard!) with momma while he had a nap. Repotted 5 strawberry plants and changed the water in the pool. Put out the weeks trash. Baked and frosted four cakes for a cross family birthday party tomorrow. Made an enormous amount of potato salad and added some of the boiled taters to the homemade clam chowder I cobbled together last night.

Post note we'll be having a nice vegetarian dinner, a couple of cocktails while Gabe runs rampant through the back yard for a couple of hours. A little tv time and at least 9 hours of sleeping before going to the in-laws tomorrow.

But if you caught me not paying attention I'd have said "Ran around with Gabe all day and not very many productive things done..."

[ejman]

Well, after a leisurely breakfast and my back exercises, got dressed and walked the dogs a couple of miles then,
Fed & watered the chickens
fed & watered the geese
sat down with the goats for a while ZEN time! (wife fed and watered and milked them)
watered the fruit trees,
started the sprinkler system for the plum orchard and the fig orchard and the grapes
then took the goat trailer to get the tires ready for the trip to the county fair.
Ate lunch, took a wonderful nap.
Then got the trailer down to the goat barn so we could take some of the goats to the county fair. Got the goats in and then my wife drove to the county fair while I rode my motorcycle to help her unload the goats and get set up.
Rode back to the ranch the long way - country roads on a motorcycle are great! Got back to the ranch and started cleaning soap for tomorrows growers market.
checked on the market (yipee it's up)
A friend showed up and helped him pick a few bags of apples and peaches from our fruit trees (He lives in the next valley over and his fruit trees got zapped by an early frost). Discussed the state of the world. Agreed it sucks.
Got back in the house, opened a cool one and saw this post and though hum what have I done today? and here we are
Ain't ER wonderful!

[W2R]

Just in case you are missing working life...

1. awakened in terror at 4:18 AM with a "work nightmare" - - realized there was no sense in trying to sleep further.
2. got to work a few minutes before my usual 6 AM starting time
3. looked at my portfolio's daily values - - highlight of the day! woo-hoo! Tried to refine my projection for a starting ER balance in late 2009.
4. e-mailed Frank just to say "hi"
5. finished my work by 6:30 AM
6. tried to think of something to do to earn my pay for the next 9 hours
7. watched the rain out the window
8. watched the clock
9. signed out and drove home in the rain.

[vickko]

- woke up at 7 intending to study
- instead poked around ebay and read paper
- walked with son and wife to son's school, yakked with some parents on the schoolground
- met a friend for a leisurely walk in the neighbourhood. Showed her some parks that she had never seen
- walked to university, studied in the library. Helped a classmate with her physics homework. Talked to her about work, how to get work, work as a good thing that one should experience, and retiring from work as a good thing.
- listened to radio over the internet from Beijing (I'm learning Mandarin). Fantasized that the singer was as beautiful as her voice.
- physics class, discussed whether Hubble's constant has remained constant throughout time, covered various theories regarding the origin of the universe and which ones have withstood the rigour of scientific scrutiny. Started on the mathematical treatment of relativity; more relativity on Thursday
- walked home, made dinner for family, then out for groceries. Missed a stunning sunset.
- watching an ebay sale close. It'll pay for half of my tuition.

[73ss454]

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Originally Posted by Khan

That's perfect and pretty much sums it up.

Today I did the treadmill and rode my bike. Then a little internet and some jigsaw puzzle. Changed the rear bulb in my old Taurus that was out. Read a little and ate dinner.

This was a little more that I had planned.

[Martha]

Screwed around here and on another message board while listening to tunes. ( I regularly cheat on you guys.) Downloaded some stuff to my iPod. Worked in the garden pulling out what felt like tons of stuff. Washed the curtains from the family farm house which I am going out to work on again tomorrow. Talked to my sister about a car accident she was in. Talked to my brother. Talked to my spouse.

A lot of squat today.

[Khan]

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Originally Posted by Martha Screwed around here and on another message board while listening to tunes. ( I regularly cheat on you guys.) Downloaded some stuff to my iPod. Worked in the garden pulling out what felt like tons of stuff. Washed the curtains from the family farm house which I am going out to work on again tomorrow. Talked to my sister about a car accident she was in. Talked to my brother. Talked to my spouse. A lot of squat today.

Internet infidelity?

[Nords]

Played with the bunny, gave him my green-tea teabag (yummy). Wrote a letter to my newphew at Ranger School. Cleaned the kitchen. Fed the worms.

Pruned 100 feet of 10' tall bougainvillea hedge. (Luckily it only needs it 6-8 times a year.) We'll pick up the pieces during the next few evenings but we'll have no trouble making green-waste quota for Friday's routine pickup. (Whew, whatta relief. Gotta have ER goals.) Harvested papaya, tangerines, & lemons.

Called the gate contractor to find out why he didn't show Saturday. Turns out that keeping in touch isn't his strong point, and he was on his way up. So not only did I not do any further work today, I got to watch him drill four pairs of holes and set the posts for three new gates and a small fence.

Made a bunch of other phone calls-- exterminator, doctor's routine checkup followup, dentist's appointment, window-tinting contractor. (I'm in much better shape than our house.) Talked with a neighbor about painting her master bedroom, putting in new light fixtures, and fixing her leaky bathtub faucet.

When our kid gets home from work she may be ready to go to taekwondo tonight (advanced class) instead of tomorrow night (beginner's class). So I'm gonna have to squeeze in a nap after gate guy is done and before she gets home. Don't know if I can handle the performance pressure.

After W2R's comments I verified that today was indeed a great day to update the ER portfolio balance!

[W2R]

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Originally Posted by Nords Played with the bunny, gave him my green-tea teabag (yummy).

Is this bunny cute and fuzzy?

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Originally Posted by Nords Wrote a letter to my newphew at Ranger School. Cleaned the kitchen. Fed the worms. Pruned 100 feet of 10' tall bougainvillea hedge. (Luckily it only needs it 6-8 times a year.) We'll pick up the pieces during the next few evenings but we'll have no trouble making green-waste quota for Friday's routine pickup. (Whew, whatta relief. Gotta have ER goals.) Harvested papaya, tangerines, & lemons. Called the gate contractor to find out why he didn't show Saturday. Turns out that keeping in touch isn't his strong point, and he was on his way up. So not only did I not do any further work today, I got to watch him drill four pairs of holes and set the posts for three new gates and a small fence. Made a bunch of other phone calls-- exterminator, doctor's routine checkup followup, dentist's appointment, window-tinting contractor. (I'm in much better shape than our house.) Talked with a neighbor about painting her master bedroom, putting in new light fixtures, and fixing her leaky bathtub faucet. When our kid gets home from work she may be ready to go to taekwondo tonight (advanced class) instead of tomorrow night (beginner's class). So I'm gonna have to squeeze in a nap after gate guy is done and before she gets home. Don't know if I can handle the performance pressure.

I can verify from your activities that you do INDEED live the life of a non-traditional butler.

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Originally Posted by Nords After W2R's comments I verified that today was indeed a great day to update the ER portfolio balance!

Wasn't it GREAT? My balance was once again higher than it has ever been, and is already approaching what I had planned for it to be by ER-day.

[UncleHoney]

Spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon on a ladder installing new window trim around two second story bedroom windows.

During lunch the DHL guy delivered an overnight letter with a patent application I had to sign and have notarized and return TODAY in a FEDEX envelope. This was a strange patent application, all in Chinese with a rough English translation. Funny to see my name in Chinese characters. A quick trip to the credit union got the notary's signature and then buzzed past the post office where FEDEX, DHL and UPS have drop boxes out front.

Got the windows finished about 3:30 and then watered DW's giant elephant ear plants and cooled it after that.

[REWahoo]

Wasted time on this message board. Removed and disassembled the deck of my Sears riding mower to find out why one of the blades is out of whack. Wasted more time here while watching the Olympics. Went into town with DW to buy new mower parts and pickup the 3 grandsons from daycare. Wasted more time here. Called my newly-widowed SIL to see how she was doing. Currently wasting more time here and watching the Olympics...

[Ronstar]

In case you were missing more working life....

lifted weights
stopped by McDonalds on the way to work
8:00 staff meeting where I stated I had too much work to do and left
9:30 meeting at a college to review new football / soccer field site
Site visit at an agriculture center to review landscaping needs
Stop at woodworking shop & bought spiral router bit and transtint dye
back to the office for lunch
reviewed I88 alignment thru Dekalb & Dupage Co's
reviewed City of Chicago zoning / sign ordinances
mailed some bills & checked email
went home & ate a pork chop & lettuce salad
cut the grass & took pics of the brown spots to show some experts
got on the internet