Life in Los Angeles as temporary or permanent as this may be, has had a way of accentuating my age. I go to the gym and there’s typically the young pups getting themselves into shape. We go to a nice restaurant, and it’s peppered with old money and older people behind it. Atlanta is a young town, but a town where you can live well beyond your means because of the low cost of living. It’s interesting out here how ‘the business’ separates the haves and have nots.
So I turned 36 today. Not a big deal. At times I feel old, at times I feel young. Working from home doesn’t help the feeling young part, but at times living in Los Angeles does. The weather is nice and I no longer even have to dress business casual at the office, not that many of my co-workers do, but when in Atlanta, I suppose I feel I need to dress the role. But out here it’s typically shorts and a thermal or long sleeve T. Why not be comfortable. The weather’s been beautiful out here. At 36, I’ve got a great wife, an awesome son, a solid business, good friends, a great family, and I’m kind of able to see the forest through the trees on an early retirement (saying this well before paying for any of Shane’s education) but a nice thought none-the-less. Would like to work later in life because I want to work, rather than having to work.
I still play baseball which I hope to do until my wheelchair runs out of energy. At 36, I have lots to look forward to and have had a great first third of my life thus far. The next decade will see me sell my business and start another, perhaps add to the Stockfield family, see Shane head into his school and into middle school, perhaps taking us back to Atlanta, and then who knows where. I’d like to do some international travel and see the rest of the US. Vacation has been something that’s avoided Mindy and I since the addition of Mr. Shane, but as he gets older maybe it will be easier to leave him for some short vacations and also have him enjoy some family vacations to Cooperstown, Syracuse, Disney World, Grand Canyon, etc.
Yes, 36 is what you make of it. I’m thinking I’m 36 years young. Tis only a mind-set.
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