Tag Archives: retirement ain’t easy

Vinyl Community Thread – #Winter

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Just Chuck

So, on YouTube there are a number of vinyl and CD “Tags” or “Threads”. These Tags/Threads are lists or questions put forth to the vinyl/CD community that you answer with items from your vinyl or CD collection. I participate in … Continue reading →

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1 Year of Retirement – How Was It?

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Just Chuck

After 38 years, 10 months and 20 days, I retired on December 31, 2023 at 62 years of age.  I have now completed full year of retirement and wanted to share how things played out and how I’m filling my … Continue reading →

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2024 New Year’s Resolutions Report Card

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Just Chuck

Its time to review my 2024 New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve been doing this for a number of years now. I always set some goals for myself that have to do with my personal creative side. These goals are self improvements … Continue reading →

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Album of the Month – Commodores Live! by The Commodores

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Just Chuck

If you had asked me before the summer of 1979 if I was a Commodore fan I would’ve adamantly declared “Hell No! I only listen to rock”. I have since expanded my horizons and enjoy all types of music, rap, … Continue reading →

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2025 CD Tag

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Just Chuck

As a 5th grader (1971) I started buying 45s, you know, the singles, which I still have. As a teen I started buying vinyl (record clubs anyone?) and cassettes. Cassettes I mainly listened to in my car. I had installed … Continue reading →

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2025 Vinyl Soundtrack Tag for 2025

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Just Chuck

Another Vinyl Tag that lists 13 questions you answer using your vinyl record collection. Here is my response.

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I Can See Clearly Now – Retirement Day

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Just Chuck

I took the chords and melody from Johnny Nash and made my own little Retirement Diddy. Sing Along.

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Hobbies That Keep Me Busy in Retirement – Toy Photography

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Just Chuck

I was photographing my toys long before photographing toys was a thing on Instagram. Really. I was photographing my 12 inch G.I. Joes way back in the 90s. I photographed my action figures as well. I continue to collect and … Continue reading →

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Hobbies That Keep Me Busy in Retirement – Scale Modeling #1

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Just Chuck

I have a number of hobbies and many are from before I retired on December 31, 2023. Things like toy photography, toy collecting, comic book collecting, vinyl collecting and LEGO building kept me entertained. I rotated between these and a … Continue reading →

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Retirement Ain’t Easy Merch

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Just Chuck

I’ve got a Retirement Ain’t Easy Zazzle store if you are interested in some Retirement Ain’t Easy Merchandise. Great gifts for the newly retired or the soon to be retired. Currently we have coffee mugs, travel mugs and beer steins, … Continue reading →

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