Tag: retirement
Meditations On: Making Fun of the “One Thing a Day” Routine
Before moving to Florida in 2008 I spent my Spring Break visiting the folks in Prescott (AZ) doing...
Journal Writing: What Retirement Really Looks Like (or How Am I Really Doing?)
It’s true that when you don’t have any time, you tend to get more done. Granted most of it...
Nothing Says Retired like… breakfast at Black Bear & sweats
Nothings says retired like… late breakfast at Black Bear Diner on a Thursday… ALSO, at Costco...
Gratitude Challenge: Day 29: Possibilities
For the month of November I’m participating in a daily gratitude challenge posted by the...
An Irresponsible Relationship with Sleep
2016-03-03 I can’t sleep. Actually, that’s not true, falling asleep isn’t...
Meditations on why Time is such a Bai@%^ch
I keep thinking about the story of the young boy in the candy store staring at all the candy,...
Meditation on Losing Access and Facing the Future
Had I returned to teaching this year, this week would be my fifth week back. Up until last Friday...
Meditation on Things Wearing Out
What’s the probability that one of the plastic hinges that attached my toilet seat/lid to...
Meditation on The Brain & Dealing with Change
You know what it’s like when you discover someone you think is cute drives a Jeep and suddenly...
28-Years Later
I mentioned yesterday that this week is the first time in 28-years where I’m not scrambling to get...
Ed Issues Thursday: A Brief but Spectacular Take on Teacher Burnout
Sad. And true. I don’t know what it was like for teachers from previous generations. I know that...
Now What?/Post-Teaching Day 1
When you’ve spent decades of your life breaking every waking moment into 50-minute hunks of time,...
JBB’s DRP for 3/13/23: Time Off
Welcome to Spring Break. I’m tempted to just post that last sentence and nothing else every day...
JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 42: Another Transition/Another Reset
JBB’s Final Thoughts Episode 42: Another Transition/Another Reset Thirty-two months after my...
JBB’s DRP for 2/1/23: Reflections on Progress Over the Past Five Weeks
2023-02-01 JBBs DRP – Accomplishments from the past 5 Weeks I don’t usually do this. Back in...
JBB’s DRP for 1/20/23: How’s Your Week Been?
How did you do this week? How did you do this (short) week? On Tuesday we wondered if we’re...
