On Thursday, I announced in there's no business like -- that I was considering either not retiring, or retiring and taking part of my job with me to Mexico.
I realize now that was a rather manipulative way of describing what I may be able to do.
If I were to say, what would you do if you could use your love for writing part-time and get paid a very nice amount of money? How many of you would be interested in a gig like that?
If it meant getting paid for writing our blogs, I suspect there would be more hands in the air than at a French battle. (By the way, that is meant to be a Mexican patriotic statement, not a slur on my good friends in France. -- That Secretary of State job may still be open.)
The possibility is not that good -- but nearly. My company has scheduled a rewrite of a -- well, let's just say: a very big book. If I stayed, the project would have been partially mine.
If I can take it with me, I will retire. But I can work on the project when my time allows -- as long as I meet certain deadlines.
So, I am really not waffling. I am retiring. Doing something I will love doing -- writing. And I still get to live in Mexico.
Will it be as fun as writing a novel? Nope. But I was not going to do that in any event.
And, who knows, maybe the plan will not be approved. I will be as happy.
I realize now that was a rather manipulative way of describing what I may be able to do.
If I were to say, what would you do if you could use your love for writing part-time and get paid a very nice amount of money? How many of you would be interested in a gig like that?
If it meant getting paid for writing our blogs, I suspect there would be more hands in the air than at a French battle. (By the way, that is meant to be a Mexican patriotic statement, not a slur on my good friends in France. -- That Secretary of State job may still be open.)
The possibility is not that good -- but nearly. My company has scheduled a rewrite of a -- well, let's just say: a very big book. If I stayed, the project would have been partially mine.
If I can take it with me, I will retire. But I can work on the project when my time allows -- as long as I meet certain deadlines.
So, I am really not waffling. I am retiring. Doing something I will love doing -- writing. And I still get to live in Mexico.
Will it be as fun as writing a novel? Nope. But I was not going to do that in any event.
And, who knows, maybe the plan will not be approved. I will be as happy.
