How to fill time in retirement

When I retired, as you probably know, I got an annual membership to Brevard Zoo. I usually try to go once a month and sometimes twice. There are changes and special exhibits, but most of the animals are the same and I have tons of photos of many of them. So, how do I keep myself interested when visiting the Zoo? Well, one way is to talk to people including the volunteers and zookeepers. Two things were of interest this last visit. First, was a change with the emus in the Land of Change section of the Zoo. As I was walking the boardwalk I noticed that the female emu was right next to the fence... That is the railing right next to her nose. I was not sure if she would peck at me if I leaned over the rail while taking the photograph. I also saw there was fresh food in this obscure area. Why would they do that? Then I saw another emu lying right next to the fence. I took a photo looking straight down... I passed a little and tried to get another shot. His head was facing wher

I really like sushi and sashimi. The love of this food did not begin until I had moved to Florida after graduating college. In Vermont, we consider sushi to be good bait.  I do not think I had much before that, maybe some while in Hawaii visiting my sister as a kid. But I know I started to go to a place in Satellite Beach when I first started at ENSCO. I have forgotten the name of the place but we were regulars. Peter Fortunato and Michael Sonnier are the two who really got me to try new things. The staff at the unnamed beach restaurant moved to a bigger place in Melbourne called Miyakos. That became our regular place for sushi. Miyakos restaurant was torn down a few years ago and replaced with an Einstein Bagel. I think there was just too much competition for them to survive. Once, they were the only place. Now, there are plenty of Thai/Japanese restaurants. Before retiring, I was a regular for lunch at Bonzai. It got to the point when I walked in my order was already being made.