As I start this blog I'm 66 years old. I'm a retired, married grandfather of two little girls. My wife and I are lucky to have our son and daughter-in-law living close enough to us that we can be actively involved in babysitting for our granddaughters, an activity that we truly love.
I've been retired for almost eight years. My career was in health care. I am a licensed clinical laboratory scientist. I worked my entire career at a large university hospital where I eventually became Administrative Director for Pathology, a position in which I worked for the five years before my retirement. My career was highly technical and steadily increasing management responsibility added a good deal of stress. I suffered from high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol which are now both treated successfully with medication. I recently discovered that I have a dilated aortic arch, a condition that is called an aneurism even though the dilation isn't large enough to require surgery. My personality tends toward anxiety and obsessiveness, as you'll see from the detailed nature of my posts.
The previous eight years of my retired life have been liberally flavored with a very pleasant, busy and relaxing mix of travel, consulting work, helping my aged mother and other family members and friends, and babysitting and helping raise our granddaughters and their cousins. My wife and I enjoy films, attending theater and dance productions, and local and regional travel for sightseeing and to visit friends and family. I've long enjoyed bicycling and walking, and I started using an electrified bicycle two years ago for exercise and fun.
My wife and I are environmentalists and we installed solar panels on our home's roof eight years ago. Four years ago we started driving a Nissan LEAF electric car which stimulated in me an avid enthusiasm for electric cars. I spend a lot of time online reading news and information about electric cars, I'm active on forums and Facebook groups focused on the topic and I regularly meet up socially with other local EV enthusiasts for meals and discussion, as well as planned events. I write a blog http://drivingelectric.blogspot.com/ about our experiences driving electrically. I'm also interested in digital photography, with focuses on photographing children, wildlife and landscapes.
As you can see, I lead an active, enjoyable and fun life and I have a lot to be thankful for.
I've been retired for almost eight years. My career was in health care. I am a licensed clinical laboratory scientist. I worked my entire career at a large university hospital where I eventually became Administrative Director for Pathology, a position in which I worked for the five years before my retirement. My career was highly technical and steadily increasing management responsibility added a good deal of stress. I suffered from high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol which are now both treated successfully with medication. I recently discovered that I have a dilated aortic arch, a condition that is called an aneurism even though the dilation isn't large enough to require surgery. My personality tends toward anxiety and obsessiveness, as you'll see from the detailed nature of my posts.
The previous eight years of my retired life have been liberally flavored with a very pleasant, busy and relaxing mix of travel, consulting work, helping my aged mother and other family members and friends, and babysitting and helping raise our granddaughters and their cousins. My wife and I enjoy films, attending theater and dance productions, and local and regional travel for sightseeing and to visit friends and family. I've long enjoyed bicycling and walking, and I started using an electrified bicycle two years ago for exercise and fun.
My wife and I are environmentalists and we installed solar panels on our home's roof eight years ago. Four years ago we started driving a Nissan LEAF electric car which stimulated in me an avid enthusiasm for electric cars. I spend a lot of time online reading news and information about electric cars, I'm active on forums and Facebook groups focused on the topic and I regularly meet up socially with other local EV enthusiasts for meals and discussion, as well as planned events. I write a blog http://drivingelectric.blogspot.com/ about our experiences driving electrically. I'm also interested in digital photography, with focuses on photographing children, wildlife and landscapes.
As you can see, I lead an active, enjoyable and fun life and I have a lot to be thankful for.
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