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• Ricky Gervais Retires Early

  Published: August 2, 2007, 10:31 am

  Tags: Accepted, Cellmates, Cinematical, Early Retirement, Earlyretirement, Film, Ghost Town, Mark Perez, Movies, Ricky Gervais, Warner Bros

  has landed a lead role in Early Retirement for Warner Bros. What, did you think he was calling it quits early; hanging up his comedic hat while he was still ahead? I know a few folks who would quite literally hunt the man down and force him to return to either the big or small screen if that were the case. He's just too good at what he does,

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• Unpleasant Retirement Surprises

  Published: May 21, 2008, 2:33 pm

  Tags: Culture, Family, Retirement, Early Retirement, Retirement Poverty, Retirement Surprises, Retirement Tools

  My Unpleasant Retirement Surprises during my first months of early retirement included Poverty, Role Reversal, Loneliness, Resentment, and Victimization. Some of these are not fun to share, particularly with my spouse, and while I am writing this for others who may be contemplating “early” retirement (defined as

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• Retirement Surprise Three - Loneliness

  Published: May 23, 2008, 7:24 am

  Tags: Culture, Family, Retirement, Early Retirement, Loneliness, Retired And Lonely, Retirement Surprises

  at a premium. Now I am in early retirement and home alone all day. My spouse is gone for ten hours each day. Under normal circumstances, during the day I have no human contact. I have plenty of alone time. But this seems different; and it has come as a big surprise. I am lonely. I miss not having the nearby noise of co-workers, the

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• Retirement Surprise FOUR - Resentment

  Published: May 24, 2008, 4:23 pm

  Tags: Culture, Family, Retirement, Early Retirement, Resentment, Retired And Resented, Retirement Surprises

  envy but good wishes at my early retirement. One has now followed me into retirement; she is two years younger, so technically, she beat me into retirement. Another has talked of retirement in the next two years; she is five years younger than I am so would also, technically, beat me into retirement. All three of us are fortunate to

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• Retirement Surprise FIVE - Victimization

  Published: May 25, 2008, 3:24 pm

  Tags: Culture, Family, Retirement, Early Retirement, Retired And Victimized, Retirement Surprises, Victimization

  As Retirement Surprise Five - Victimization is probably a misnomer. It is the idea that somehow I make myself become a victim. This is very self-centered; very much “all about me.” My wife loves to say that I make it all about me. And I hear it in various versions all the time on television as well. It goes something

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• Joys of Retirement TWO - Discovering Nature

  Published: June 1, 2008, 12:19 pm

  Tags: Joys Of Retirement, Early Retirement, Joy, Joy Of Discovery, Joy Of Nature, Nature, Retirement, Retirement Planning

  Joys of Retirement TWO - the Joy of Discovering Nature I didn’t just suddenly discover nature when I retired. But what I did discover was how much I started to notice the natural world and what was going on around me. Never before had I ever noticed each day how much higher the snow line was on the mountain I see out my

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• Joys of Retirement THREE - Slowing Down

  Published: June 2, 2008, 9:40 am

  Tags: Culture, Joys Of Retirement, Early Retirement, Emotional Joy, Go Slow, Mental Joy, Physical Joy, Retirement, Retirement Joy, Slow Down, Slowing Down

  The Joys of Retirement - the Joy of Slowing Down I’m thinking that this will be a short post to write…since I am slowing down. I guess there are several ways to think about slowing down: slower walking, slower eating, slower heartbeat, slower sex, etc., but I’m most interested in the mental and emotional

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• Joys of Retirement FIVE - Creative Time

  Published: June 4, 2008, 5:35 pm

  Tags: Joys Of Retirement, Art, Art Appreciation, Early Retirement, Joy, Joy Of Creative Time, Joy Of Writing, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Writing

  Joy of Retirement FIVE - the joy of Creative Time is a great joy for me as it is a luxury that I never had prior to retirement. Oh, I created plenty of stuff for my employers, but that pretty much exhausted my creativity for the week. Now, at home with no obligations to think up stuff for someone else’s use, I am free

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• Joys of Retirement SIX - Discovering Family

  Published: June 5, 2008, 9:14 am

  Tags: Family, Joys Of Retirement, Early Retirement, Joy, Joy Of Discovery, Joy Of Family, Retirement, Retirement Planning

  Joy of Retirement SIX - the joy of Discovering Family seems like a funny statement. After all, why or who needs to “discover” family? Once again I return to an old theme: In the FOG. With my job always the number one priority, when did I spend time with family? Oh, after work? Oh wait, after chores, after

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• Joys of Retirement SEVEN - Becoming Spiritual

  Published: June 6, 2008, 8:34 pm

  Tags: Culture, Joys Of Retirement, Early Retirement, Faith, Finding Faith, God, Joy, Joy Of Spirituality, Joyfulness, Religion, Retirement, Retirement Planning

  Joy of Retirement SEVEN - the joy of Becoming a Spiritual Adult is the greatest joy! Faith and Spirit don’t have to be sad and stodgy. The church I attended as a child soon lost me once I attained the age of “reason.” I had questions and there had to be reasons and explanations. Nope. Just believe, I was

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• The Joys of Retirement EIGHT - Being Lazy

  Published: June 7, 2008, 10:50 am

  Tags: Family, Joys Of Retirement, Being Lazy, Early Retirement, Joy, Joy Of Retirement, Laziness, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Taking It Easy

  Joy of Retirement EIGHT - the joy of Being Lazy is in actuality the joy of guilt-free enjoyment of leisure time. But I know I am not there yet. Most of my life I associated leisure time with ”idle hands” being the “devil’s workshop,” which is another of those concepts instilled in us by our

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• Retirement Danger ONE - Inactivity

  Published: June 8, 2008, 10:25 pm

  Tags: Family, Retirement Dangers, Dangers Of Retirement, Early Retirement, Health, Heart, Inactivity, Lifestyle, Retirement, Sedentary Life

  Retirement Danger ONE - Inactivity. I can think of no habit easier to fall into than becoming inactive…like a volcano that sits quietly for years…eventually it erupts, often with severe consequences. That is how I view my body: a couch potato one day…a heart attack patient the next. Yes, sitting around

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• Retirement Danger TWO - Invading Spouse Space

  Published: June 9, 2008, 3:42 pm

  Tags: Family, Retirement Dangers, Chores, Early Retirement, Homemaker, House Husband, Prepare For Retirement, Retirement, Role Reversal

  Retirement Danger TWO - Invading Spouse Space and there is absolutely nothing to tell me exactly where the dividing line is between “being helpful” and “her domain.” This can be quite a dilemma for a husband who just retired. The wife wants help, and she doesn’t mean just mowing the lawn and

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• Retirement Danger THREE - Taking Over

  Published: June 10, 2008, 4:00 am

  Tags: Family, Retirement Dangers, Chores, Early Retirement, Health, Healthy Life, Homemaker, House Husband, Lifestyle, Prepare For Retirement, Retirement, Role Reversal

  Retirement Danger THREE is the danger of “taking over” things that we previously had no time for, or thought to be unimportant, or not worth our time. Suddenly, now that I am retired, I want to be involved with lots of stuff I never gave a hoot about before. Suddenly, every event that a grandchild is involved in

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• Retirement Danger FOUR - (Over) Contributing

  Published: June 11, 2008, 1:30 pm

  Tags: Family, Retirement Dangers, Chores, Early Retirement, Health, Healthy Life, Homemaker, House Husband, Lifestyle, Prepare For Retirement, Retire, Retired, Retirement, Role Reversal

  Yes, Retirement Danger Four is my tendency to OVER contribute to compensate for not having a full-time job anymore. And where do I OVER-contribute? At home, at the grocery store, at the mall, at the movies, at restaurants, at social events, at church, at taverns, at casinos, at ball games, at fundraisers, at just about any

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