Yeah, I am so happy. I have finished King Lear and related reading and have started "Fieldwork" by Mischa Berlinski. It is about an American living in Thailand, researching a story.
More on that later, but I want to quote something from this book.
As he looks at pictures of college professors who were linquists, he comments, " All the ghosts nod companionably. They know how diffiuclt it is to discipline oneself in the afterlife, now that time is no longer an issue and tenure is no longer guaranteed."
My comment on that is, I believe that is how retirement should be. We should not worry about tenure of any kind and should enjoy the time we have earned.