Had We Returned on April 6th, 2020 As Planned…

Had We Returned on April 6th, 2020 As Planned…

When we left for Florida on March 5th, 2020, we had planned to return home on April 6th. However, COVID-19 forced us to come home early. The pictures below show the snow we encountered at home when we returned early on March 19th. Had we returned on April 6th, as...
I’m Retired. Now Who Am I?

I’m Retired. Now Who Am I?

One of the things that caught me by surprise after retiring was a simple question: Who am I? First, though, some background. How I Decided to be an Electrical Engineer I knew in Grade 3 that I wanted to be an electrical engineer. My father had introduced me to...
Time Still Rushes By

Time Still Rushes By

When I was young, say about ten years old, time seemed to last forever. School would end near the end of June and wouldn’t start up again until early September. We would have about ten weeks off in the summer and the summer seemed to last forever. I would even...
A Little Structure is a Good Thing

A Little Structure is a Good Thing

Now that I am several months into my retirement, I’m noticing that I’m not getting as much done as I would like. I want to write at least weekly for this and the other websites I have. I also want to practice bass guitar and keyboards, which is needed to...
Busy, busy, busy!

Busy, busy, busy!

A common refrain of one of my retired friends, when asked how he’s doing, is “Busy, busy, busy!”. I used to think it was mostly a joke. Now that I’m a month and a half into my own retirement, though, I’m beginning to understand. When I...