Back again

I’ve been thinking of going back to work. Well, I’ve even sent my resume to a couple of places. Now is obviously suboptimal–looks like I messed up my retirement savings in downturn, hadn’t planned it right, I’ve been retired too long, about three years, which looks bad. As a systems analyst my job skills also probably look obsolete. 

And I could use a few extra bucks. Think is, I actually liked what I did. I liked the challenge of analysis, of figuring things out. I’m the kind of guy who gravitates to computer programming because I’m not the most socially adept kind of guy, so the people challenge of analysis was a fun kind of stretch. And from what I read the New Retirement doesn’t mean stopping work anyway. So we’ll see. Meanwhile I’m still working on a couple of books. One of them is about business analysis. It’s interesting what a little perspective looks like.

Change

When Mr Obama won the Democractic primaries gave his speech, an emotion washed over me for what I hadn’t known was an issue. I am not black. I’m asian. I’ve had few racial incidents in my life. And I worked in a field were asians are not only welcomed but sought out. But as Mr Obama spoke, I felt for the first time in my life, fully enfranchised. 

I came from a rather conservative part of the country. And from a recent visit I can attest that it is still rather conservative. I hadn’t the heart to point out that from where I stand Mr Obama is a centrist. What I think needs to be done for this country would sound like the ravings of a Martian. Mr. Obama is inspiring. To fill with spirit. To breathe again.

I don’t know what I’ll feel tomorrow, Martin Luther King Day. This day too seems suffused with special meaning. I don’t know what I’ll feel Tuesday. I can’t wait.