A Time and a Place
For the first time I noticed how many guns there were. It seemed like everybody had one, some people had several, strapped on their belts, slung over their shoulders, a bellicose display of power.
Author: Tim Clark
Tim Clark is retired and writing is a hobby.
Books, a Problem Solved
Books are almost an afterthought, tucked away in a forgotten corner. The corner next to a few pieces of mismatched luggage and partially used bottles of shampoo and hand soap.
Looking Back, A Bad Idea
I remember enough to know none of my teachers ever thought I should be a doctor, or accountant, or lawyer, professional athlete, civil servant, grocery store cashier, or railroad worker, bricklayer, bartender or bus conductor
A New Day Yesterday
I have no self-discipline. It took me over 30 years to quit smoking. And retirement might be the new smoking.
Retiring, a Guide For Everyone
There Is no “Retirement for Dummies,” no Idiot’s Guide, no road maps, no soggy, stained barroom napkins with a bar graph and cryptic, bulleted list that somehow crystalizes into a bright, clear path to peace and happiness in the middle of the night
Quitting For Dummies
Quitting is easy. Most times, it’s a lot easier than sticking around.
Retirement on the Horizon
I’ve endured and even made some slow, steady progress up to the absolute bottom of the supervisory chain.
Shadows and Light
Light comes in layers. Bright, revealing, glare that cast shadows. Shadows that seem even darker because of the light.
Driving Through Time
In our haste to get to our location we routinely rocket past charming, delightful places. Sometimes we don’t even see them thanks to all the planning and work put into our highway system.
A Place in Time
I thought about lying. Nobody knew anything about me. I could have told them anything I wanted, and they would have never known better, this was before the internet, and I was a long way from Nebraska.
Welcome to the Show: 2023 Edition
One nuisance about signing up for new sites is entering my age. I have to scroll back through so many years to find the correct year, it begins to resemble a gas pump in reverse. I watch the numbers as I press on the little arrow and remember.
