stuckinbig11
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I have been reading JB article after article and will probably not get to them all, but somewhere I recall JB saying that retirement brought relief. I can relate to that and hope that he enjoys a less-stressful life.
In 2008, I retired from the U.S. Geological Survey and missed doing wetland research across all the Great Lakes. However, I did not miss the bureaucratic garbage that comes with working in a federal agency--that was a relief. My next role was as a professor at SUNY Brockport, where I got to do wetland research on nearby Lake Ontario and also taught Wetland Ecology. I took my second retirement in 2020, and I dearly miss the wetland field work, standing front of a class expounding my knowledge, and interacting with students. However, I felt relief that I escaped before Covid, and I do not miss writing grant proposals. Retirement is not just relief from obligations; it leaves a gap in your life. So I keep my mind active writing and publishing journal articles.
JB's job and life have been much more stressful than mine. He likely lived SU basketball every waking minute, and I can only guess the tension he always felt. I hope that during his retirement, he can reflect on what life as a coach was like and take the time to tell his greatest fans about the relief he now feels and how he is filling the void and keeping happy.
In 2008, I retired from the U.S. Geological Survey and missed doing wetland research across all the Great Lakes. However, I did not miss the bureaucratic garbage that comes with working in a federal agency--that was a relief. My next role was as a professor at SUNY Brockport, where I got to do wetland research on nearby Lake Ontario and also taught Wetland Ecology. I took my second retirement in 2020, and I dearly miss the wetland field work, standing front of a class expounding my knowledge, and interacting with students. However, I felt relief that I escaped before Covid, and I do not miss writing grant proposals. Retirement is not just relief from obligations; it leaves a gap in your life. So I keep my mind active writing and publishing journal articles.
JB's job and life have been much more stressful than mine. He likely lived SU basketball every waking minute, and I can only guess the tension he always felt. I hope that during his retirement, he can reflect on what life as a coach was like and take the time to tell his greatest fans about the relief he now feels and how he is filling the void and keeping happy.
