http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html Edited by a retired guy who soon realized it's essential to have a creative retirement job as a mental energizer - something that is interesting to you, informative to others and therefore, profitable. en-us Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:49:23 -0400 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:49:23 -0400 Easy Blogs by uuba.com http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200808.html#e442 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200808.html#e442 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:49:23 -0400 Have you ever had a song pop into your head for no reason? You start humming or whistling even in the most public of places - there's no escaping - it's like a juke box constantly playing the same record - happened to me yesterday while cruising the supermarket... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200808.html#e441 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200808.html#e441 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:15:24 -0400 In a recent interview, when asked if he would ever retire actor William Shatner said: Yes, as I slowly draw the last breath - not the shallow ones, when you're panting and unconscious, but the deep one, where you say, "my God - I'm dying" - that's when I... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200807.html#e440 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200807.html#e440 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:02:12 -0400 In case you missed it - Olive Riley, the world's oldest blogger has posted her last message - Olive passed away peacefully last week at the age of 108.Don't tell me you're too old to learn basic computer skills and the ways of the internet - Olive caught the... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200806.html#e439 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200806.html#e439 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:53 -0400 Another month has flashed by - time seems to be passing at warp speed when you're working on a new creative retirement job.As mentioned in earlier dispatches, shooting and editing in HD is my latest challenge and for me it's been a huge learning curve.However,... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200806.html#e438 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200806.html#e438 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:46:49 -0400 Harvey Korman passed away last week - a great talent known for his outlandish but hysterically funny characterizations - he was 81.Mr. Korman's career peaked as a member of the Carol Burnett TV show - (they don't make 'em like they used to) and along with Tim... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200805.html#e437 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200805.html#e437 Sun, 25 May 2008 13:27:12 -0400 Last week I hit the big eight-O - that was one birthday party I never expected to attend.When I hit the floor of that restaurant in Boston back in 87 and following the subsequent quadruple by-pass, the Docs told me the average time of either redo or the bright... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200805.html#e436 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200805.html#e436 Wed, 7 May 2008 12:01:09 -0400 OK, although still valid reasons, for the moment let's forget the extra benefits of having a creative retirement job as listed on the Home Page - in this day an age the main reason to have a creative retirement job is simply to bring in enough extra cash to... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200805.html#e435 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200805.html#e435 Tue, 6 May 2008 15:46:58 -0400 Sadly, I must post an extra Blog entry I've had to change the "war on terror" honour roll numbers on the Connect2Canada page of the home website.Another Canadian soldier was killed in Afghanistan. Killed: Cpl. Michael Starker, of 15 Field Ambulance Hometown... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200804.html#e434 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200804.html#e434 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:49:18 -0400 It's been two weeks since my last entry - I've completely ignored not only this Blog but also the host website.This new creative retirement job of mine - video production - has taken over my life - not that I've accomplished all that much other than learning... http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200804.html#e433 http://www.pppretirementplans.com/retirement-news-blog.html/200804.html#e433 Wed, 2 Apr 2008 10:34:37 -0400 Right off the top - this is clever stuff - my thanks to retired buddy Jim Hill for sending in this video - The Senior Driver Doctor appointments make it necessary for us to drive north early this year - and the CIC has given strict orders to clean up my office...