Talk today with my oldest friend (since we were naive third graders) about the R-word. Retirement. He's ready to do it after one more year of servitude. Wish I could be so certain, He's ready to live on less. Tired of the everyday work routine. He wants to do other things with his time.
Funny how things change. Our only notion of retirement when we first met at eight years old and for a few years beyond was the tears that were shed when our heroes, Mickey Mantle (me) and Al Kaline (him) decided to give up their baseball careers. The R-word had a very negative connotation back then. Now it's the ultimate goal!!!
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