Just Chuck
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I’m Chuck. I am retired as of December 31, 2023. I like playing guitar, listening to music, recording music, reading books and comic books, portrait and toy photography, writing and playing Pokemon Go. I don’t miss work at all.
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Sturgeon Country busy with new song releases
My band, Sturgeon Country, has been busy in the month of January. We’ve got two new releases to share. Both have music videos to accompany them. So here is those videos. Hillbilly Hootenanny is a newly written song that came … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #countrymusic, #countrysong, #musicvideo, #sturgeoncountry, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Happily Retired or …?
I’m wondering, after two years of retirement, am I happy or ….? I’ve got a few retirement tidbits to share in this video that may keep you from making the same mistakes.
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Tagged retirement, retirement ain't easy, social security, social security administration, SSA, youtube
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2026 New Years Goals
Health Goal – Lose 35 lbs Another repeat goal. *sigh*. A never ending story. One of these days I’ll get back into the groove where I lost 80 lbs and got down to my high school weight. Is 2026 the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, chuck sturgeon music, exercise, Life in General, Model Building, retirement
Tagged #chucksturgeonmusic, #modelmaking, #scalemodel, #scalemodelling, #sturgeoncountry, goals, health, health insurance, kids who rock, KISS, Lego, medicare, Music, new years resolution, retirement, retirement ain't easy, scale modeling, song from scratch, Song recording, songwriting, stress, stress relief, walking, youtube
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2025 New Years Goal Results
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that I set resolutions or goals every year and actually strive to meet those resolutions. I’m going to start calling them goals to satisfy the ex-Project Manager in me. … Continue reading
Sturgeon Country Releases New Songs
My band, Sturgeon Country, has released two more songs, in addition to the Christmas song, “Christmas is Special“. “Forever and a Day” was released on December 17, 2025 and “Me and Her, You and Him” was released on December 19, … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #applemusic, #bandcamp, #christmas, #christmasmusic, #christmassongs, #countrymusic, #itunes, #music, #retirement, #retirementainteasy, #retirementainteasy #retirement #music #christmas #christmassongs #christmasmusic #countrymusic #ai #aimusic #aimusicvideo #sturgeoncountry #christmasisspecial, #spotify, #sturgeoncountry, #youtubemusic, Music, retirement, youtube
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Sturgeon Country – a new country band
Good news, YouTube has recognized my country band’s @SturgeonCountry channel as an Official Artist Channel (OAC). You’ll be able to listen to any song releases there as well as view any music videos and other content. Check it out (click … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #christmasisspecial, #countrymusic, #sturgeoncountry, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Christmas is Special Music Video
I wrote and recorded a Christmas song for a songwriting contest called Christmas is Special. A demo was created of me singing and playing guitar. I took that demo and used Suno (AI) to create a country song. I created … Continue reading
Week 15 Post Op Update and Walking Products Review
In this video I provide a 15 Week Post Hip Replacement Surgery, update on my recent cardiologist visit and I review a couple of purchases to kickstart my walking routine.
Posted in exercise, Life in General, retirement
Tagged fitville, hip recovery, hip replacement, hip surgery, retirement, retirement ain't easy, spearax, treadmill, walking, walking pad, youtube
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Aniioke E-bike Park Ride
I accomplished anorher goal. It was to take my Aniioke e-bike to the big park by my neigborhood. It’s about 1 1/2 miles away and I have to get out on a main road out of my neighborhood.
Posted in exercise, Life in General, Product
Tagged aniioke, Breckenridge park, e-bike, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Post Hip Surgery Goals – My Aniioke E-Bike Ride
After hip surgery on August 4, 2025, I set 3 goals for myself. One of those goals was to ride my e-bike, an Aniioke AQ177 Pro Max that I bought in October 2024. I was not able to ride it … Continue reading
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Tagged aniioke, aq177 pro max, e-bike, hip recovery, hip replacement, hip surgery, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Retirement Ain't Easy 