[mshalen]

Interesting and timely topic. I just turned 50 and realized that the dreams/plans/expectations I had when I was 20 are so very different from what I currently think about.

When I was younger I wanted to retire young and spend the rest of my life playing at whatever interested me at the moment. Now many years later I have come to the opposite conclusion.

When my parents retired to Florida we went to visit. So very depressing. The people there had plenty of money but no real reason to get up in the morning. They had nothing to occupy their time and the saddest part was watching guys follow their wives around all day because they had nothing to do. The people with nothing to look forward quickly deteriorated both physically and mentally.

Currently I can't imagine ever retiring.