For some reason, the gloom kept me a bit solemn. I was contemplating how well things had worked out for me though. Today, I was especially happy to have been in a position to retire early. In fact, it is coming up on five years since I finished teaching and began to completely own my own schedule. What a fantastic five years these have been! I suppose one usually feels their most recent times have been the best of their lifetime. That's how I am feeling at the moment.
The photo was taken exactly five years ago at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. I used to cut through buildings when walking back to the parking lot at the end of classes, usually to avoid the rain! I checked through my photos and my last classroom appearance was on October 22nd. So at this point five years ago, I still had a whole month before I'd be finishing up.
