How to fill time in retirement

I guess I took retirement to the extreme the past year. Basically, I did not get anything done. I did do my Bucket List of New Restaurants which I will summarize today. But, no travel, not even my usual trip to Vermont. I did not even leave the state of Florida for one day. What the hell? No cruises, no new states or countries, no exotic locales where I can drink Mai Tais or Painkillers? I do have my rationalizations for my actions but in simpler terms, I was lazy! And I am not getting younger. Well, I will not let that happen in 2019. I visited 27 new restaurants in 2018, one more than was necessary. It was a pretty good variety: American  - 11 Seafood - 4 Mexican - 3 Asian - 2 Hawaiian - 2 1 each of Barbecue, Cajun, Irish, Italian, and Japanese Scores were in a normal distribution: Good - 3 Good to Great - 6 Great - 7 Great to Excellent - 6 Excellent - 5 No Bads and no Memorables Location was all Florida but that makes sense since I never left the sta

I do not stop going to new restaurants when I hit my yearly quota, but I just keep going. Last night I had the pleasure of visiting the Senor Loco Tacos and Tequila Restaurant with my friend Mac. Located in Indian Harbour Beach, it has been many kinds of places through the years, and I remember when it was the ABC Liquor store with an attached nightclub that included a revolving bar. If you left the bar to go to the bathroom, there was a good chance you would not find your seat when you return because the whole bar continuously revolved. Now I am eating Mexican food here. My waiter was Jesus and I was seated before Mac had arrived. He had to stop on A1A to get a bottle of Tanqueray gin. What is ironic is it was the ABC liquor store. Jesus brought me a bowl of hot chips and a tasty salsa. The salsa did have a little kick and I liked it very much. The dining room is very large with both tables and booths. There is a bar with 20 seats. The decor is very Mexican and festive, wit