When I first started at Fort Worth Public Library it struck me how many city employees knew the exact number of days they had until retirement. No way was I going to get into such a rut even if I stayed at a job long enough to retire.
Fast forwarding 22.5 years, as I look at the retirement clock sitting in my cubicle, I can barely recall what that young version of me was like. I do remember a business reference librarian that would be shocked to know she would become a branch manager.
When told that I am going to retire soon, the vast number of people ask me what I'm going to do. For those unimaginative beings out there I have decided to dedicate this blog to the vast opportunities awaiting.
Charley is my new Santa Fe, named for Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. She will be my new traveling companion. Not having read the aforementioned book in quite some time I was dismayed to learn that it was written when Steinbeck was 58. I distinctly remember him being an old man when he wrote it!
