Subj : Re: Screaming into the void
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Jan 01 2026 10:33 am

  Re: Re: Screaming into the void
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to niter3 on Thu Jan 01 2026 09:39 am

 PF> Agreed. I spent the first half of 2025 watching my mother decline swiftly
 PF> with lewy body dementia, in the back of my mind I'm wondering how many
 PF> years I have until what seems like an inevitable decline.

Sorry to hear. :(  That's always a hard thing to watch, and also wonder about for yourself.

 PF> People are now advocating not working like gangbusters in your later life,
 PF> instead retire more reasonably and enjoy life while you can.

 PF> Travel in your late 50s instead of your late 60s/early 70s, you'll enjoy
 PF> it more and your quality of life will be better. Makes sense.

I've often heard people in the US tend to work a lot more than people in some other countries.  In countries in Europe, for instance, people tend to get more vacation time from companies, and I've heard Europeans tend to travel more.  I think it would be good to be able to travel more when you're even younger.

Nightfox
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