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That's great that you're enjoying retirement so far.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on August 25, 2009 at 5:51 PM
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Oh my yes enjoy this retirement! You will probably be busier than ever and wonder where the time flies to! The keyboard sounds like fun! Rock on.
posted by
merkie
on August 24, 2009 at 10:01 PM
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I think it's a great place to be - retirement. You get to do anything and everything that you want and enjoy life to the fullest. Love begets love and I think you have shown them that part of yourself and hence that wonderful farewell! Have a wonderful start to retirement.
posted by
shobana
on August 24, 2009 at 7:45 PM
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Que sais-je *
What do I know?
Nothing.
I sit in the late summer sun,
Things do what they’ve always done,
Cicadas buzz in rippling waves,
A spider’s web blows mightily, like a sail,
Between the branches of a conifer.
Blowing seeds randomly fall.
Lighting an aspect of a tree
Through sunbeams warming me.
I sit on the edge
Of the shade, near a ledge:
A protuberance of bricks
Carefully spaced
Each and everyone in their place.
A squirrel drops from a tree
Then hops around,
Searching on the ground.
Do I need to know,
Want to know,
The meaning of all this?
All that’s been said,
Is speculation
Helped along by imagination
Using ratiocination.
Look! A pretty dandelion -
Floating, floating
And there’s a weed
Madly waving at me:
Look at me! Look at me! Give a man a hammer
And he’ll hammer nails:
Bam…Bam…Bam…Bam……
Bam! Why does it always go in fives?
And the last Bam
Sends a note of satisfaction
To the ears, while the eyes
Look at the sunken nail.
That’s what the vibrations in the air
Carry to my eye and ear.
A seed falls on my book
The cicadas saw has changed
A breeze blows in
What does it mean?
Does it matter whether it rains or shines?
Why do minds
Question so?
Is that the way to go?
When I look at history,
Yes, it always has been so.
Meanwhile the cicadas sing ~
The wind blows through the pine needles,
The crows caw and cackle;
Cars glide aimlessly about.
The scene alive and static
Is just the place for a picnic.
Did I hear a little thought
That said,
Life is what you make it. Yes?
Well, what can I make of a sickness bed?
I address the air, with a prayer -
And the cicadas sing
The red roses make a ring,
The clouds come and go
The hammer falls,
And the squirrel squalls.
And the answer to my questions?
All that?
A silent Be-ing
Tells the truth
But the unprepared mind
Cannot know,
That this is all,
On which we have to go.
And perhaps,
That I don’t know,
Is better so?
Yes, better so.
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Copyright © 2009 by Jonathan M. Sion. All rights reserved.
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Que sais-je? (What do I know?) - Miguel de Montaigne (French Philosopher - 1533-1592)
posted by
Raphael222
on August 24, 2009 at 6:59 PM
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Welcome to my world!
For me, you'll always be, the Rocking Rector!
You've got time to come to America now....Haven't you?
Jonathan
posted by
Raphael222
on August 24, 2009 at 6:56 PM
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Keep on rocking! Blogging is a good way to meet people without the hassle of leaving home!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on August 24, 2009 at 4:56 PM
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So lovely of them to give you a wonderful send off! I think you are going to love retirement! Blessings to you and thank you for your service to the Lord's flock all these may years! sam
posted by
sam444
on August 24, 2009 at 12:08 PM
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Retired but rocking.
You Rock rectorand have a happy retirement. I'd love to see what an Acer tree loks like and does it signify your 'branching out' into some other endeavour????
Love to you both from Wiley & Kabu
posted by
WileyJohn
on August 24, 2009 at 10:58 AM
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Loss, I suspect is an illusion--convincing for a while, but--
all that you valued will still be within reach, including regular chats with Nigel.
posted by
Ciel
on August 24, 2009 at 10:43 AM
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I love the title! All the best for a great new life! Nita.
posted by
Nita09
on August 24, 2009 at 9:25 AM
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ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR LIFE AND VERY SOON YOU WILL BE
SAYING, HOW DID I EVER HAVE TIME FORWORK.
OH AND EATING OUT IS ONE OF THE JOYS OF RETIREMENT. WE DON'T GO UPMARKET VERY OFTEN BUT WE DO SAY LET'S GET THEM TO COOK TONIGHT. LOL. KEEP BLOGGING DEAR ONE.
posted by
Kabu
on August 24, 2009 at 9:17 AM
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Retired
Sounds like a marvelous day! It's been interesting reading about your journey into retirement and it will be equally enjoyable, I'm sure, reading about the
simple life you and Ed will create.
posted by
Troosha
on August 24, 2009 at 9:15 AM
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That sounds like a great send off
And a good start to the next phase of your life
posted by
lionreign
on August 24, 2009 at 8:41 AM
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I'm so glad you are happy and retired with accolades and love. Doesn't sound as if retirement=rest for you!! Mal
posted by
gapcohen
on August 24, 2009 at 8:29 AM
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enjoy it I did for about six months
posted by
Lanetay
on August 24, 2009 at 8:25 AM
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posted by
Star5_
on August 24, 2009 at 8:20 AM
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I like your new name. There's quite a bit of imagery in that alone. What a fine time your people gave you at the ending of your Rector career. They must have loved you a lot.
posted by
TAPS.
on August 24, 2009 at 7:51 AM
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Congratulations to you both on your retirement. I hope that it will be just as enjoyable and enriching as your working life.
posted by
elinjo
on August 24, 2009 at 7:13 AM
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There’s a tree that will mean something for years to come. BC-A, Bill’s RJJst
posted by
BC-A
on August 24, 2009 at 6:52 AM
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