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jambutty · 28-12-2006, 12:22

Voluntary work is all very well shillelagh but all you are doing is replacing paid work with non-paid work. Or in other words you are continuing your working life cycle. Break out of the cycle and retire disgracefully. You’ve worked – one way or another – for more than fifty years so devote the declining years to yourself. You’ve earned it.

OK! Some people like garinda like and need ‘structure’ in their lives but I question – do they? Or are they afraid of doing something NEW?

I have order and structure in my life although it may not seem like it at first glance but it is a different structure to working for a living. But I have the added advantage of saying – nah! I’m not going to do that today, I’ll do something else.

Most men and women will have, at some time, read stories to their children and maybe even grandchildren. If you haven’t got one get a camcorder (they are not all that expensive), sit down in front of it with a book and read it out to future generations. Turn it into a DVD. Most camcorders come with software to enable you to edit your ‘film’ and burn it onto a DVD. Jackanory, the best story telling programme on TV. Can you do better or at least as good? Try, you might just surprise yourself. You might not but heck you tried.

Can’t run to a camcorder then just do a voice read and turn it into a CD. Of course you will need a mike and some sound sampling software like Sound Forge and you will need to learn simple basic HTML to mix pictures with your sound on a CD, but you have the time to learn. It isn’t that difficult.

Just imagine - your great, great, great grandchildren listening to or watching great, great, great grandma reading them a story. Leave something tangible behind.

I’ve always liked the Albert Ramsbottom (and others like Sam Small, the Battle of Hastings) monologues written by Marriott Edgar and performed on stage and on record by Stanley Holloway and the author. I’m going to outdo them both and make CD’s or DVD’s of my contribution to the arts.

With my plans I’m going to need 20 years. But I won’t be bored.

Has no one found my secret message at the end of post #3?

28-12-2006, 12:22	#16
jambutty Apprentice Geriatric Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Darwen, Lancashire Posts: 3,706 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 89	Re: Topsy Turvey Voluntary work is all very well shillelagh but all you are doing is replacing paid work with non-paid work. Or in other words you are continuing your working life cycle. Break out of the cycle and retire disgracefully. You’ve worked – one way or another – for more than fifty years so devote the declining years to yourself. You’ve earned it. OK! Some people like garinda like and need ‘structure’ in their lives but I question – do they? Or are they afraid of doing something NEW? I have order and structure in my life although it may not seem like it at first glance but it is a different structure to working for a living. But I have the added advantage of saying – nah! I’m not going to do that today, I’ll do something else. Most men and women will have, at some time, read stories to their children and maybe even grandchildren. If you haven’t got one get a camcorder (they are not all that expensive), sit down in front of it with a book and read it out to future generations. Turn it into a DVD. Most camcorders come with software to enable you to edit your ‘film’ and burn it onto a DVD. Jackanory, the best story telling programme on TV. Can you do better or at least as good? Try, you might just surprise yourself. You might not but heck you tried. Can’t run to a camcorder then just do a voice read and turn it into a CD. Of course you will need a mike and some sound sampling software like Sound Forge and you will need to learn simple basic HTML to mix pictures with your sound on a CD, but you have the time to learn. It isn’t that difficult. Just imagine - your great, great, great grandchildren listening to or watching great, great, great grandma reading them a story. Leave something tangible behind. I’ve always liked the Albert Ramsbottom (and others like Sam Small, the Battle of Hastings) monologues written by Marriott Edgar and performed on stage and on record by Stanley Holloway and the author. I’m going to outdo them both and make CD’s or DVD’s of my contribution to the arts. With my plans I’m going to need 20 years. But I won’t be bored. Has no one found my secret message at the end of post #3? __________________ Thanks for reading. If you have a few minutes to spare please visit my web site at http://popye.bravehost.com