Who was your first?

posted 2 months ago, updated 1 minute later | 1 comment
For the longest time I thought it was Elvis, waking up at 2am in the morning to hear him sing Hound Dog, I must have been 10 or 11 then. As I grow older, my memory seems to be getting sharper. Now I know that there were other influences in my musi...

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Serious about retirement

posted 3 months ago | 0 comments
Ok, vacation is over, I am now serious about retirement and finding all the benefits. I will start first thing tomorrow morning, once I get over the unpacking from returning last night.
One good thing did come out of the vacation. I will be moving...

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Almost there

posted 3 months ago | 0 comments
24 more hours and I am finished working full time. It has been the hardest six months of my life, trying my best to stay alert and interested while knowing I lost interest many years ago.
But, 24 more hours. I am pleased.
I will be broke, but I w...

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Decision Time

posted 4 months ago | 3 comments
Well, I took the plunge. I will retire at the end of June 2008. Fortunately I have been practising to live within the confines of SS funds for the last 4 years, so I am pretty much prepared for the transition. I have decided to continue working on...

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Gotta start somewhere

posted about 1 year ago, updated 8 months later | 0 comments
My name is Lon Erickson, and I am opening a Professinal Porch Sitters Union in Tucson Arizona.
I am going to call it PPS Union Local 1946, following the PPS Union 1339 in Louisville Kentucky.

I am intrigued with the concept, having only heard ab...

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