Yesterday was payday. That was really the start of an official day one for this new encore career.
It put things into perspective. Clarified the pathway I suppose. I got things paid up and on the first it's pension day! So I'll be in great shape for the foreseeable future. Like did a Dave Ramsay projection and down to living on my pension alone and be comfortable. And that's with an extra $500 kicked into retirement every month and driving when I want to. Which is pretty nice. I can count on about 100 every time I go out.
How cool is that?
I kind of played a cool card with a few of the kids today. I impressed a few with my knowledge of anime. Then I topped that with Thing 2's foreign exchange experience and her love of anime too. It's only because I promised Thing 1 that I wouldn't play the My Oldest Daughter is a badass roadie and does set changes at festivals! She's loving her life as much as any 29 year old would!
How cool is that, that me, just this average guy trying to keep my head above water most of his life has been this amazingly blessed as I've documented over the course of these 20+ years.
