Forced to Retire
Dryer sheet aficionado
Back when I was working full time I rarely had time for anything that was not practical. My life pretty much revolved around my specific neighborhood and the area around my office. I live in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County VA and that was my home base for pretty much everything.
It would be years between my trips to Washington DC and I could not remember the last time I went into Maryland, which was 10 miles from my home.
Now that I am retired, I have unlimited time on my hands. I have become interested in what the communities within 100 miles of my home look like. See a State Park on a map- I go there. Read about Annapolis MD- I go there. See Harpers Ferry mentioned online- I go there. Basically I drive places to bum around, all by myself- JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE!
My younger hard working friends think this is crazy. They ask: "Why would you go there just because you saw it on a map just to bum around? Are you crazy?"
It would be years between my trips to Washington DC and I could not remember the last time I went into Maryland, which was 10 miles from my home.
Now that I am retired, I have unlimited time on my hands. I have become interested in what the communities within 100 miles of my home look like. See a State Park on a map- I go there. Read about Annapolis MD- I go there. See Harpers Ferry mentioned online- I go there. Basically I drive places to bum around, all by myself- JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE THERE!
My younger hard working friends think this is crazy. They ask: "Why would you go there just because you saw it on a map just to bum around? Are you crazy?"