Where I am at one year into retirement and what the future holds for me.
Retirement: One Year In
March 30th, 2024 Comments Off on Retirement: One Year In
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Nature · retirement · webs
Retirement: Hoisting the Mainsails
April 15th, 2023 Comments Off on Retirement: Hoisting the Mainsails
Setting the sails for my days of leisure by communing with the beauties of nature.
Tags: Comptons Tortoiseshell · hoist the mainsail. · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Mourning Cloak · retirement
Hallelujah I Am Free
April 1st, 2023 Comments Off on Hallelujah I Am Free
Hmmm, can I get a hallelujah for finishing the marathon? I am not referring to the gospel hymn by that name although some of the sentiment applies. I am declaring that I am now officially retired from the workforce. The reality is slowly taking form and substance for me. The fear that I will wake […]
Tags: metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · retirement
A River of My Own Choosing
December 3rd, 2022 Comments Off on A River of My Own Choosing
Looking forward to retirement while nearing my “best before” date.
Tags: canoe · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · retirement
An Old Guy and His Aging Laptop
November 13th, 2021 Comments Off on An Old Guy and His Aging Laptop
Realizing how much my aging laptop and I have in common – and our love/hate relationship
Tags: laptop · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · obsolete · retirement
Going Old School with Clouds When I’m Put Out to Pasture
March 27th, 2021 Comments Off on Going Old School with Clouds When I’m Put Out to Pasture
Looking forward to retirement and the things I will not miss leaving behind.
Tags: cloud gazing · clouds · in the cloud · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · out to pasture · retirement
45 Years of Peeling the Onion for a Paycheque
July 27th, 2019 Comments Off on 45 Years of Peeling the Onion for a Paycheque
Reflecting on the lessons learned from 45 years in the workforce as I anticipate the sunny shores of retirement.
Tags: Canada's Wonderland · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Ontario Place · peeling the onion · retirement