I’m not big on the fancy stuff that, for some, comes with retirement.

Eating out in fancy restaurants holds little interest for me. I’ve had to do that for so many years as an over the road trucker. There’s not much appeal.

I will go out for Chinese or Mexican food though. I can’t do it as well as they do.

Congregating with groups of people is not my cup of tea, either. I like my alone time.

Physical stuff like hiking or exploring doesn’t work for me anymore.

I used to enjoy backpacking in the San Gabriel mountains north-east of Los Angeles. At my age even walking very far causes some problems.

The Rambler in Me

I’d like to travel some. I always wanted to visit Italy and roam about. Try out the food and chat with the people.

I have no interest in a group tour or anything else that has to do with a group. I would like to  meander through the countryside and take in any little shops or cafes.

One thing on my bucket list is to get on a train and ride around the country; spend  a month or two. Enjoy the scenery without having to pay attention to the road as I have done in the past forty years.

Digital photography is something that I could get into as well. I like interesting architecture and could take side trips to photograph some of that.

Historical buildings and that sort of thing are nice subjects. Contrasting visual effects like a tiny building next to a monster is always interesting.

A Project to Work on

Something else that has intrigued me for many years are geodesic domes. Somewhere I heard or read that they are somewhat tornado-proof.

My theory is that they could also be earthquake-proof as well.

I often hear of earthquakes in Turkey and the middle east.

A simple geodesic-dome house could serve as a temporary shelter. It could provide a space out of the weather while they clean up the rubble and the erection of new suitable structures begins.

Consequently, I have toyed with the idea to have a snap together dome covered with plastic and be usable within an hour or so.

It could come as a kit and all the parts would fit in a box or bag that could wind up at the site of an earthquake catastrophe. The Red Cross, or other entity, could be responsible for the distribution of these kits.

Look at all the people in Haiti who lost their homes to hurricanes. There are several parts of the world where these could come in handy.

I used to work as a draftsman in several engineering environments. There is no reason why I can’t explore some of my ideas. I want to build a model and make drawings of the parts required.

Reality Check

“Whoa,” you say, “I thought you were intending to work-from-home on a bookkeeping business. How can you do that and all these other things too?”

Well, actually, work-from-home is a way of saying that one is virtual. And with the technology of today one can work from anywhere there is an Internet connection. Anyway, isn’t it also said that “home is where the heart is.”

As long as I can complete the work, I can occupy myself as I please. So, with those thoughts in mind, I’ll take my leave.

Please leave any comments, that you’d care to leave, in the comment section. I would enjoy hearing what you think.