I can't help you much with your retirement blues -- I retired in 2008, and have yet to grasp the purpose of life, unless it involves watching old episodes of Chicago P.D. back to back. An active physical life is, however, a good thing and I heartily recommend the gym for all that ails you. (I'm not convinced swimming is particularly beneficial for mammals. I have yet to see a slim hippo). The gym, however, has been tremendously helpful in keeping me sane post-retirement -- that's admittedly an unverified claim -- as
(1) it makes you feel instantly good about yourself (an instant being approximately eighteen months of blood, sweat and lumbar pain, but it does pay off);
(2) you meet all kinds of interesting people there, some of whom will give you stock market tips which, coming from a fat bloke in an ill-fitting track suit, you might be disinclined to act upon; and
(3) there are yoga mats in case you want to take a quick nap away from the Shih Tzu and wife. Don't plan too far ahead. A wise friend once told me that every penny left in your bank account when you die is proof that you worked that extra bit for nothing.
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I can't help you much with your retirement blues -- I retired in 2008, and have yet to grasp the purpose of life, unless it involves watching old episodes of Chicago P.D. back to back. An active physical life is, however, a good thing and I heartily recommend the gym for all that ails you. (I'm not convinced swimming is particularly beneficial for mammals. I have yet to see a slim hippo). The gym, however, has been tremendously helpful in keeping me sane post-retirement -- that's admittedly an unverified claim -- as (1) it makes you feel instantly good about yourself (an instant being approximately eighteen months of blood, sweat and lumbar pain, but it does pay off); (2) you meet all kinds of interesting people there, some of whom will give you stock market tips which, coming from a fat bloke in an ill-fitting track suit, you might be disinclined to act upon; and (3) there are yoga mats in case you want to take a quick nap away from the Shih Tzu and wife. Don't plan too far ahead. A wise friend once told me that every penny left in your bank account when you die is proof that you worked that extra bit for nothing.
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