Welcome to the blatherhood!
(Occurs to me we could use some regalia.)
I bought a bunch of funky Hawaiian type shirts as my Retirement Shirts, so that’s my vote!
Hell yeah! Great job
Woo hoo, one of us!
Congratulations @Horatius! I hope you like taking afternoon naps…
It’s been known to happen.
You’re a natural already! Hooray!
Now go spend the kid’s inheritance. Just not too soon. 
Seriously, welcome to the best club you’ll ever join.
Congratulations and enjoy the days ahead!
And It Is Done.
My face hurts from smiling.
And it gets even better
Did you survive the first day?
The First Monday went well. Had a short medical visit, then went out to a movie around noon. It was supposed to rain, but it turned into a nice day, so I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening reading on my balcony, listening to music and having a few beers.
Hooray for a Monday done right!
It is surprisingly easy for the “a few beers” habit to take hold. Then comes a beer at lunch, and a bit later, a beer with breakfast. Especially if you’re a solitary sort in a solitary living arrangement, as I often am.
That way lies ruin. It’s easier to avoid falling into the abyss when you know it’s out there and which way the ground slopes.
You’ll be developing all sorts of new habits. New recreations, new ways to fill time, new ways of thinking. There’s certainly room for some “vices” in there. But the siren song of “I’m out of hock to the system, so I’m gonna let loose every which way!” is loud and persistent. At least for me.
My letting loose is reading the NY Times in the morning before getting dressed for the day.
Well, this sucks. I got a letter that my Part D (prescription drug plan) is being discontinued. I have to select a new plan. What’s more, my excellent Medicare broker says she’s no longer able to assist with helping to select plans (no doubt due to new rules established by the current health care turd in office). She provides a link to Medicare’s tool to help you select a new plan, and I think I’ve got it sussed out how it works. It’s a good tool to help you compare costs, based on what drugs you take.
But I’m afraid if I choose solely based on price, I’ll end up with an understaffed, error-ridden crappy company. I’m trying to do research on “best companies for Part D coverage”, and it’s more of the same price-only comparisons.
Who here loves their Part D company and recommends them? I’ll look and see if they’re on the list of companies that Medicare’s tool provided me, and furthermore, if I can afford them.
I would suggest you air this post in the excellent Medicare thread in this forum. There is an ongoing discussion about All Things Medicare, including Part D.
Oh, right. I was conflating that thread with this one, since I’m more than three years past retiring and haven’t had to think about Medicare stuff in all that time. Thanks.
naps being mentioned upthread:
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I think…
“More frequent napping could be a marker of changes in the brain, rather than a cause of brain changes that lead to dementia,” says Adam Spira, PhD, MA, senior author of the paper and professor in the Bloomberg School’s Department of Mental Health.
…is the clearest signal from the paper, as opposed to people who are just going to read that headline and start avoiding naps.