So what exactly is everyone up to in their non-boating hours?

[Steve in Idaho]

and now my youngest daughter just told me she looked at a house that "has a leak in the roof but just in one place" UGH! (I suppose I should be happy that she's only 22 and she's thinking about buying a house. AND this one is close enough that I can easily get there to help her out. Now, if only I hadn't taught my kids that I can fix anything.)

Oh yeah, there's that. And BTW - once you're retired, there seems to be an assumption that you need more fixit projects to fill your time.

 

[Odyssey]

That is a hard lesson to learn and one I still struggle with. I tend to hold on because I remember the enjoyment it once gave and I keep thinking it will give it again. It's often such a relief to finally let go.

Alan

Skiing, both alpine and especially nordic. Since moving back into mild winter country, skiing became a difficult love to pursue. I still dream about slopes and trails. Just like day hikes, I've lost that kind of fitness and have rationalized my activity drift as having moved on to another life chapter.