1. For What
It’s Worth T
- 261 days and counting
Well, it’s
Wednesday, Hump Day, and we are halfway through the workweek already. This is my short week, so that is a good
thing. Next week is another 5-day workweek, which is a depressing thing. But, realizing
that there are only 37 more weeks of work left is a great feeling. I found out
yesterday that Illinois does not have a state tax for gov’t retirees, which is
a nice option to have. I thought I might have to take up residence in
Washington State to avoid the tax hit I would take after retirement, but with
this new info I might be okay with being an Illinois resident again even if I
am only there in residence part time.
I’ll need to find a 2-car garage at least to keep my 911 in and
hopefully Linus too. A 3-car garage would be ideal and some land near some
water, preferably a lake.
Maybe I’ll
even get a small boat some day to put around in. J
Lots of things
to think about when it comes to retirement. Where to live, what to do with all
that free time, how to spend the Golden Years and with whom. For the first year
I will put the majority of my belongings in storage here and take off for about
a year or so exploring the back roads of mainland USA. That will include
storing my 911 for all that time also. I figure that me not paying rent on an
apartment, I should be able to use that money for gasoline, food, camping fees
and motel fees when needed. Then the only other bills I should have is for my storage
units, my wireless phone & MIFI access, Visa credit card, life and health
insurance (which I’ll have automatically deducted), auto insurance, and doggie
associated bills. That lack of rent being paid should free up some monies for
exploring wherever we want to go I would think. Avoiding paying state taxes
should be helpful also!
I actually
though about getting a collapsible canoe or kayak for our backroads trip. I
think Snoopy would do alright with it but maybe we will have to try it out
first to see how it works for us? It
could really come in handy for fishing and exploring waterways, but I am not
too sure how much we would really use it.
Maybe that can be optioned during Phase 2 of our trip? I’m sure canoe
and kayak rentals will be available at some of these locations with water
landscapes. We will just have to wait and see I guess.
An associate
that I used to work with took off last year to start his own business back in
Virginia. His business plans is to build a small volume of specialty cars and
sell them at a profit. We discussed this venture and I told him some ideas that
I had regarding that he could also put into action. When we discussed this
venture I told him I might be interested in some part-time work doing vehicle
assembly, Quality Control/Quality Assurance and product testing. I have been
having some trouble locating him online, but today I found his account on
Linkedin. Now all I gotta do is find out how to access his info to make contact
with him. I can then plan to visit and check
out his facility and his business plan during my initial road trip to see if I
would be interested in entering into this venture with him. I think it could be
very interesting and possibly something I would be interested in doing. Let’s
see if I can contact him to make this happen.
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Alternate Band Name Game
Clues: The largest of the seven continents?
Answer:
????
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Previous
Alternate Band Name Game
Clues:
Name = Pellet gun ammo, Emperor
Guitar player
Can’t play one chord
Lucille
Answer: BB King
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3. Television
Trivia
Clues:
Risqué 70s Game
Show
Gene Rayburn
host
Questions with a
blank needing filling in
Panel of six
celebrities
Answer:
???
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Previous
Post’s Television Trivia
Clues:
70’s Game Show
Charlie Weaver
Paul Lynde
Tic Tac Toe
Answer: The Hollywood Squares
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4. How Well
Do You Know Us?
Question: There is one state out west that
Michael has never visited and has always wanted to. What is it?
Clue: Big Sky
Answer: ?
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Previous
Game of How Well Do You Know Us?
Question: Who
was Michael’s hockey hero as a kid?
Clues:
Played Center
Position and was the Captain
First guy to
ever curve a hockey stick blade
“Stosh”
First jersey
number ever retired on the Blackhawks (# 21)
Answer: Stan Mikita, Captain #21, “The
Impeccable Czech”
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Snoopy wants
me to remind you to, “Bark Less and Wag More!”
Until next
time… Be good!
- cb
Asia. Match game. Montana
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