Tag Archives: retirement
2025 Vinyl Soundtrack Tag for 2025
Another Vinyl Tag that lists 13 questions you answer using your vinyl record collection. Here is my response.
I Can See Clearly Now – Retirement Day
I took the chords and melody from Johnny Nash and made my own little Retirement Diddy. Sing Along.
Hobbies That Keep Me Busy in Retirement – Toy Photography
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
Hobbies That Keep Me Busy in Retirement – Scale Modeling #1
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
Retirement Ain’t Easy Merch
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
2024 New Year’s Resolutions Q1 Report Card
It’s time to review my 2024 New Year’s Resolutions. This is my 3rd year of doing this. At the beginning of each year I set five personal goals for the year and see if I can complete them. I grade … Continue reading
Blog Rebranding – Retirement Ain’t Easy
Please note: I have rebranded this blog to match my YouTube channel as they are getting to be one and the same lately. The new URL is http://www.retirementainteasy.com. The current URL should still forward to this new one but you … Continue reading
Vinyl of the Month – Secret Treaties by Blue Oyster Cult
This month’s Vinyl of the Month is Blue Oyster Cult‘s 3rd album, Secret Treaties. There is a good story behind why I chose this album to be Vinyl of the Month. That story is captured on my YouTube channel – … Continue reading
Countdown to Official Retirement
I am in retirement pre-launch. I am on the launch pad ready to take off. First let me give you my definition of Official Retirement. Retirement is As of this blog posting I would consider myself in pre-retirement. I … Continue reading
Retirement… and my need for routine
I’m a routine person. I like my routine, I like a process. I’m a task checker. When I don’t have a routine I’m at odds with myself. It doesn’t feel right. There is imbalance in the force, if you know … Continue reading

