Today - it is all state orchestra weekend. This is cool. A time to hang with colleagues, get crap done outside the classroom, and be on a college campus. ( Man I do love college campuses... but that is another topic)
Today, one of the discussion points was retirement. Hmm, retirement. What is that?? When do people actually plan for that? Is it only certain incomed people or professions that plan for that?
So the two persons who I was listening to ( particating tangentily) both are married. Both are educators married to educators, but one is active in personal and investment finance and real estate and the other married to a performer/ educator who is 15/20 years their elder.
It was good to hear this conversation, but I agree with the one party greatly - it feels overwhelming and, though I appreciate the need and value of it, I hate money. I hate the lack of it. I hate what it can do to people. Although, truth be told, I wouldn't object if a million fell in my lap either.
Another person I was speaking to ( another educator) was sharing how they were thinking they would take a year off of teaching. That they felt trapped in their job but didn't know what else to do. Trapped in the necessities of life ( no one can live in this state for 30K and be by yourself.) This person must be 10 years my junior, but I hear them all the same. It's that infernal question of "what's next?" along with "is this all there is?" and "what now?". I thought as you got older these questions had more answers, but now, I don't think so. My dad ( the cynic) says, " Once you get the answers, they change all the questions." Maybe he's correct?
Is this an age thing? A career thing? Or a 2025 thing?? No clue!!
But, at lunch today, a happy quirky thing - the directors I was sitting with sat next to like 7 guys pretty easy on the eyes and friendly. Since we were sitting at this high top long cafeteria style table, one could eavesdrop pretty inconspicuously. One of the guys said Outer Banks and Food Lion.OK - that was my opening. Got to talking about the east coast, Food Lion and Wegmans. This cracks me up. Long story short, these guys all work for the New Belgium Brewing company. Nothing but small talk and a good lunch came from it, but a fun time all the same.
Addition - Had to write this down for fear of forgetting it. IN the university performing arts center and went to use the restroom. All fine there but.... got stuck in the stall. The door lock broke. After 5 minutes of pushing and pulling the door, turning the lock, using my key to try to move the mini bolt, I made a status decision and.... army crawled underneath the door. I got out so, I'll call it a win. Army crawling out of the stall... well, that just checks out for my life ;-)
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