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.
Author Archives: Just Chuck
Happy Halloween Eve
I love Halloween. Always have. It’s my favorite holiday of the four celebrations that have made the 4th quarter my favorite. The first celebration is of course my birthday. That was on the 10th of October. As a kid my … Continue reading
Countdown to Retirement
10 more weeks, 69 more days, 42 work days left to go until I step out of the rat race and start working for myself and enjoying my hobbies. I turned 62 two weeks ago, social security eligible, and I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General
Tagged birthday, hobbies, payout, photography, retirement, retirement dream, social security
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Oops I did it again
I missed my weekly Monday post again. Pretend it’s still Monday and this is my post. I have been half incapacitated for the past two days. You see, I played golf on Sunday and that evening I was in such … Continue reading
I Officially Gave Notice
On September 29, 2023 I officially gave notice of my pending retirement on December 31, 2023. I sent notice Friday morning before lunch to my direct boss (no one else copied on email) as a courtesy since last year we … Continue reading
Vinyl of the Month – The Tubes by The Tubes
Have you ever heard of The Tubes? If you were a teen in the 70’s reading CREEM magazine you would have first been introduced to them. Like KISS, who I also learned about through CREEM magazine, The Tubes were featured … Continue reading
I Got Nothing
Would you believe I got nothing prepared for today’s weekly Monday post? I don’t. I let it slip my mind and here I am scrambling to come up with something so I can meet my New Year’s resolution of posting … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Philosophical
Tagged blogging, retirement, retirement dream, work sucks, work-life balance
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Peerless
When it comes to non-work related activities, I have a hard time relating to my peers at work. Perhaps the better statement is “they have a hard time relating to me”. Except for a couple of friends that I met … Continue reading
O.B.L.
On September 11, 2001, the world changed. Innocence was lost. Life for all of us took a sharp turn down a darker street. That day, of course, was the day terrorist took advantage of America’s naivety and brought down two … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Music
Tagged 9-11, cakewalk, never forget, O.B.L., OBL, Osama Bin Laden, recording, shure, song, songwriting, takamine, terrorist attack
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2023 Resolution Review – Am I Making a Dent?
I completely missed posting on Monday, I guess because it was a holiday in the states. So pretend it’s still Monday and this is my posting. Here we are 8 months into the year, 2/3 of the way on this … Continue reading
