Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for August 11, 2024

He left out poop.

Add doctors appointments and the occasional travel and you’ve got retirement summed up!

And married to Janis?

…Arlo said as he stared into the uncertain abyss that is his future

I bet you still do.

I remember a time when I envied my cat Macushla (pictured) because when I went off to work she was laying on the bed snoozing. I wanted to join her!

Mine spend many hours monitoring the bird feeder and the neighborhood

Still do.

Just laid my Mother to rest, no parents left on this earth. So there’s that.

Ah, the agenda of retirement ….

Sunday seems to be about Ludwig most of the time

The correct sequence is: eat, groom, sleep, poop, and amuse yourself (which takes minimal time). But Ludwig knows all that.

Yeah, you’ve now got that, but you still can’t lick your own butt, so there… pphhht!

I recently saw something that made a really good point: successful retirement means learning how to program yourself. All your life, you’ve been programmed by other people—employers, clients, spouses, children, parents, friends, co-workers, you-name-it. Now, suddenly, you’re much more in charge of yourself. Well, the more you can control, the more you must control; the more unprogrammed time you have, the more it’s on you to program it yourself. That means doing things that don’t feel much like retirement, such as keeping a calendar, having goals, making plans, making decisions. Those things don’t feel much like retirement until you realize that you’re making YOUR plans, settting YOUR goals, keeping YOUR calendar, making YOUR decisions. Then it starts to feel really wonderful!

It has been 20 years of retirement….I love it!

Well, add in mowing the lawn…

Actually, I’m still envious!

When you are neutered, what else is there to do.? He doesn’t have any credit cards or money……

Sounds like a good life. Why did Arlo stop envying him?

That’s a first: Arlo, the happy-go-lucky retiree shows signs of discontent with his way of life.

Sounds like somebody wasn’t truly ready for retirement. I’ve got SO much I want to do!

This morning in church, our quartet played a canzona by Girolamo Frescobaldi . . that was certainly interesting!

And sh**.

My Cat! My Lord and Master! I am Yours!!