I know my hard-working,
un-retired friends may find this annoying, but I have to say it anyway: I had
the laziest of days today. When I was teaching I loved my work, and today I
loved my idleness. I was positively work-shy. I lolled, loafed, and loitered
through most of the day. I had tons of time on my hands, and I happily killed
it all. I was a totally shiftless dude, as though I was riding in a
slow-moving, old-fashioned, going-nowhere horse-drawn buggy. I was completely
remiss in my duties to the dishes and the dusting rag. I basically bummed
around from breakfast on, lollygagging and twiddling my thumbs. I was slack,
lax, and lackadaisical – just taking a break after 45 years of teaching. I
don’t intend to fritter away all my senior days, but I’m as old as the hills,
and today I was pleased to be as idle and undisturbed as the oldest.
To my un-retired
friends: Hang in there. If you’re lucky enough to love your work, you’ll surely
love your indolent elderly days.
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