The Distraction of the Job Search Years
Photo by Amy Hirschi on Unsplash I don’t need yet another job Jan 1, 2019 I finally gave up the notion of searching for another Information Technology job. After several years into the retirement adventure I got this spark of interest of returning to the 9 to 5 environment. Not sure why, I even asked myself […]
June 2017 began my Recalculating Period
Photo by Simon Connellan on Unsplash What is a recalculating period? There are two concepts that I think best describe what a recalculating period meant. The first one the GPS device and the second one an Albert Einstein saying. One benefit during employment was job related travel. During travel usually meant rental cars in a foreign […]
What Early retirement looked like for us
Photo by Ruediger Theiselmann on Unsplash The master Plan When I was younger, I had this notion I wanted to retire by age 50, thinking age 65 was too far away, So at age 57 several events and circumstances made us consider early retirement. Our new master plan was to sell our home and with the […]
Moving to the Seattle Area in 1998 from the Bay Area
Photo by Al x on Unsplash I received the call One thing I learned sometime ago, from who I don’t recall, was always to keep your resume current. The advice was as soon as you start a job update your resume. This one piece of advice and my actions to take heed has been a blessing […]
Growing up in the Bay Area 20 year ago
Photo by Wilson Ye on Unsplash When I think of the Bay Area, the Golden Gate Bridge comes to mind. I spent the first 46 years of my life in the Bay Area, the Bay Area was the term I remember from childhood, we lived in the “Bay Area”, even though we lived in Campbell, Ca […]