Happy Labor Day to everyone as well. Wish I could say I had the day off today. I actually spent time this afternoon paying my bills for the month. However, I was able to do that as a result of the 51 years I worked. I am retired now, but my total income consists of my SS check and two small pension checks. I am not complaining. I made some sacrifices along the way to get to where I am today. It took a lot of downsizing from a house to a mobile home and eventually a trailer.
My Father, years ago, accused me of being "simple minded." We were talking about my brother who owned a two story house in a ritzy part of town, property in the Carolinas and a motel on the beach. He eventually found himself having to file bankruptcy. While we were talking I thought about what he said to me. I finally asked him what he meant about me being simple minded. He then told me that I was a simple person who was happy living a simple life and not a life of luxury like my brother. He praised me for keeping a job for an extended amount of time and one that offered a pension plan.
Fifty-one years of working and it was well worth it.
Again, Happy Labor Day! To celebrate, Linda and I are going to Checkers tonight for some chili dogs and hamburgers.
Louis
