How to fill time in retirement

 There were two food goals in my Bucket List. The first, was to try 12 NEW places in 2025. The second, was to visit 52 different places during the year. I realized that if I found a great place, that I'll Be Bac k to visit again. This is the end of the fourth month today, and I have been to four NEW restaurants. I already mentioned the first two in a previous post, here are the next two. Ellie Mae's Tiki Bar I only recently found out about this place because I saw a post on Facebook by my friend Judy Bushey (she was a Foote back in HS) who lives in Cocoa Beach. This is in the next town North, Cape Canaveral. Where the rockets take off from. They have both a large indoor bar and dining area and a Tike Bar out back. Funny, but I recognized the lady on the right, she use to be a bartender at the Samd Bar in Cocoa Beach. The front entrance...I found out there is a back gate to the Tiki Bar. The outside bartender was Jill. The beach is just a short bike ride away...on a new bike.  ...

 Some times it feels like I am not reading enough, and then some times I feel like I am reading Eight Days a Week . At this time, I am on schedule to read 50 books in the year 2025. I have finished numbers 6 through 10 and present them here. Outlander (#6) Written by Diana Gabaldon; published in 1991; BJ Score 3.0 (Great) This becomes book  #76 on my bucket list. Recommended by both my niece Lori and Vermont friend Tommy Bumps, I decided to read the first book in the series. It is well written and I like the story concept. What I did not know that it was a Romantic novel with a little too much sex for my normal taste, but the overall concept and narrative outweighed that. I may read a few more from the series. Migrations (#7) Written by Charlotte McConaghy; published in 2020; BJ score 4.0 (Excellent) This novel was recommended by author Emily St John Mandel. It is hard to explain the story but it is a beautiful read. It took me only 6 days to complete. Set in the future, the s...

 I met John Pitkethly back in February of 1980. Since then, it has been a Long and Winding Road , but John played an integral part in how my life turned out. He hired me as a Data Analyst I and I started ENSCO on March 17, 1980. And I retired 34 years later, as a Data Analyst II . Just kidding, I was allowed to flourish at ENSCO, and worked on many interesting projects with many unique scientists and software engineers. John's life: Work, Drinks, Golf, Drinks, Cruises, Drinks, Drinking, Drinks. (and Family throughout) This is what John looked like when I started work at ENSCO, the DCS Division, in Indian Harbour Beach at Shopper's World. John was 43... This is what I looked like when I started at ENSCO, I was 22. When I started, Norm Bush was our Division Manager. Eventually Norm would become the President of ENSCO and John would become Division Manager of the ARS (Applied Research and Systems) and then VP, moving our office to Suntree. In 1999, John decided to retire and new D...