For the next few months I will be doing something I have been planning for 10 years.

Way back when I finished grad school, I made a pact with myself. I would work for 10 years, save as much money as possible, overfund my retirement and then stop. After the 10 years were up, I would change my work habits and my life so that I could only work for maybe 9 months a year. My goal enjoy life while my body is still strong enough to (such idealism)

Over the years, I liked to talk about this pact, but I never really seriously thought I would do it.

Well it is 10 years since that pact was made. I quit my job in Dec. I have left Seattle and will not return for 2 months. My plan? Ski 30+ days, become a vagrant in the western US, and to stop and smell every rose along the way.

Come and join me.