When I say that's the last thing we need, it doesn't mean it's a good idea...

Jumping to conclusions is only good if you're really desperate, you might be kind of desperate, but you're not really desperate... When someone says "that's the last thing we need" it doesn't mean we should immediately do said thing, it doesn't mean the bridge is burning, it doesn't mean the last thing makes us last... In fact I'm willing to bet that taking too many chances, especially in social situations, is what got us into this mess in the first place. It's like when 2 kids play king of the hill on a snow bank, first 1 kid get thrown down, then the next kid gets thrown down, and pretty soon there aren't any kids on the snow bank. It's the old 1,2 in 1,2,3 fashion. There are many situations where boldness pays off, but many where it doesn't. That's why I don't have a problem remaining meek when it matters, good manners last whether it's the first thing or the last thing.

And that brings me to the next issue at hand, retirement. Early retirement isn't such a bad thing when everybody and everything is pointing in that direction. I'm not going to fight the whole market. That's like when Doyle Brunson the poker player tried to stop a tonne of sheetrock from shifting and shattered his leg. I don't want another medical catastrophe, I've already spent way too much time in the doctor's office. And I'm just not making enough money to cover the rent on my office, and it doesn't help when people point this out in terrible fashion.

Even if I could prove that retirement would improve my health by a fraction of a percent, would I be able to keep myself busy enough to keep up with the difference. Because right now an unhealthy worker seems to get more credit than a healthy retiree. I know it doesn't make much sense, and the job is getting farther and farther from being good, but these are things I must think about...