I retired from the Federal Aviation Administration in December 2006, closing a 31-year career of air traffic control and ATC-related jobs. Fearing that the sudden removal of an external and imposed schedule will result in losing track of days, then weeks, then months, I started this blog to help me distinguish each day, now no longer segmented by a work schedule.
With any luck I will not begin to forget vast swaths of weeks and months as they roll by.
I live in Florida with my wife Marian and our two cats, Milo and Toby. I’ve had a couple of consulting gigs and now work part-time with new immigrants as they work toward qualifying to enter college but look forward to longer intervals of not working.
I love to read, travel, learn, spend time with my wife. Just what I plan to do for the next quarter-century or so, I hope.
5 responses so far ↓
Joao Leitao // December 29, 2006 at 3:23 pm |
Greetings Richard,
I wish you all the best for your retirement days. Enjoy life!
I found your picture of Blue Ridge amazing. That place is indeed special.
bye
Bam Dev // February 23, 2007 at 11:05 pm |
I am a person from distant land, Nepal perhaps you have only seen on the map. I am also poet . Ihave recen tly published a poetry collection jointly with Martina . What I am sharing is I love your wiorks and pave myself as like you.
Hope you write
Bam
Bam Dev // February 23, 2007 at 11:06 pm |
It is nice
Scott // September 19, 2007 at 5:41 pm |
Were you on the U. S. S. Samuel Chass?
richardisretired // September 20, 2007 at 7:15 am |
My uncle Bob served on the Chase in WWII.