Tuesday, May 17, 2016

re·tire·ment



 rəˈtī(ə)rmənt/
noun
noun: retirement; plural noun: retirements
.


the action or fact of leaving one's job and ceasing to work.

What are you going to do, travel?
Yes, I think I will go to Alturas.


Alturas is the county seat of Modoc county. In my youth, I planned a route driving home from a river trip in Montana so I could visit. What can I say, geography majors have strange ideas of a good time. And Mike and I had a fond Italian meal there once that was so plentiful we had dinner the following night. As we walked home from the restaurant that was filled with fire fighters, it was September and a bad fire season, it rained lightly on us. We now buy Coppola red wine and refer to it as "Alturas", it was on the wine list and happily consumed.


We both told our employers goodbye, or at least goodbye August 1. That stack of books by the side of the bed, the Spanish class I've been wanting to take, the closet of fabric and yarn, all of these things will be addressed. Outer Mongolia (do they still call it that?) is not on the list of travel destinations, perhaps Outer California. But only after spending time with Dash and Aero weeding the backyard.


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