Last week by any standards was long. My last week at work, a dinner with work friends and a few beers on Monday, the official function complete with speeches and gifts on Wednesday and final farewells on Friday. Standing in the pub having a beer or two on Friday, with many people saying goodbye for the summer but with me knowing that it was the end of a chapter. I'll return in September as I'm taking part in a sponsorred event but it'll be different. From now on I'm officially retired ! Friday evening saw what I thought would be a quiet curry at the local curry house turn out to be a family affair, and a very enjoyable evening. Meeting up with the family raised my spirits and prepared me for Saturday.
The day after retiring I made my debut for Ingatestone & Fryerning Cricket Club 2nd XI at the ripe age of 58. An excellent game played in great spirit saw us losewith just 9 balls remaining. The result was in doubt until the final minutes. With my son captaining the side, and scoring 85 and his "old man" contributing 1 before being run out, it was a day that I'll remember for a long time. The day that we joined the "fathers and sons" who have played for the village side, although I suspect that there aren't many, where the son makes his debut before the father.
Key Quotes
"Anyone who believes that exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist."
(Kenneth Boulding)
"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. "
(Raymond Chandler)
"Live simply so that others can simply live." (unknown)
"I cannot live without books" (Thomas Jefferson)
"Sport is war without the shooting" (George Orwell)
"New York is a great city to live in if you can afford to get out of it" (William Rossa Cole)
The secret of a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits (Patterson Hood)
(Kenneth Boulding)
"Down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. "
(Raymond Chandler)
"Live simply so that others can simply live." (unknown)
"I cannot live without books" (Thomas Jefferson)
"Sport is war without the shooting" (George Orwell)
"New York is a great city to live in if you can afford to get out of it" (William Rossa Cole)
The secret of a happy ending is knowing when to roll the credits (Patterson Hood)
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