Recent content by Ksols

Couldn't resist...if you say "rise up lights" It sounds like an Australian saying "razor blades"

Spot on. And also very similar to all my Thursday, Sunday and Monday night NFL games this season.

A 50 the Dr. started me on 40mg of cholesterol medicine and 20mg of blood pressure. That was after a couple of years trying to lower cholesterol by exercise and diet (plus low dose aspirin) I was/am a 15-20 mpw runner and ate pretty healthy. At 53 I'm off the blood pressure meds (the result of...

Nice read from all. I'm on month 7 and so much of the previous advice is spot on. I've had 3 or 4 projects that I'm working on or have accomplished. The cool part is, what I used to expect to get done on a weekend now I allow 2-3 weeks. If I feel it...it's fun. If I don't feel it, there's always...

Retired at 53, after 31 years teaching/coaching high school. In Missouri we have a pretty good teacher pension plan...makes up, somewhat, for what we get screwed out of the previous years w*rking (another rant another day). We have the rule of 80, years of service and age add up to 80 you get...

I had the meniscus tear scoped and a bakers cyst removed/fixed about 6 years ago. Crutches on the day of surgery and also the next day when I came back to have the drainage tube removed. Walking without pain right away and able to run after a month. Rehab was done on my own...you have to be...

It's like the Silverado commercial playing now So, what do you do? I love it, how can you put into words...

Since age 15 Laborer on a framing crew (2 summers) Wendy's (1 summer) Self employed trim carpenter (17 summers) Teacher / Coach (31 years) Retired 2 months @ 53

I just have the bumper for my iPhone and the quick magnetic cover for my iPad. (had "beefier" security on both at one time) The thought of taking a very sleek phone/tablet and doubling the size IMO is like going back 10 years in technology. Think of them as expensive pieces of technology and be...

The problem with that advice is...that was my life the past 30+ years (except nap) I couldn't wait for retirement to NOT go to bed early so I can get up early!

I've always been a 15-18 mile per week runner when I worked. I've been retired 1 month and find its hard to get in a decent distance or run because I sleep so late now and it's already too hot (80° and 70% humidity) after my cup of coffee. I got in 19 last week, but thats not happening with the...

Congrats. Savor it, then get out the door and start living. I can't answer how it feels, I'm still kind of numb. Last night I stayed up until I was tired, not some self mandated bedtime!

After 31 years I gave my last final... entered all grades! Turned in my badge, purchase card, keys, and laptop...out the door! It Is Finally Here!

Or could it be that we just don't "do work" ? We let/pay others to mow our yard, clean our gutters, paint our house? We don't clean/ vaccuum/dust our own homes, or as quoted above...keep moving?

DaNag....What was today like? I saw on the "class of 2012" thread that today was the day!