The more things change...

 Looking back at these notes that I have written it seems the old adage:

"The more things change the more things stay the same."

seems to be more true than ever.

Another round of Early Retirements at HP.  This time a number (at lease 4) of my friends and co-workers have chosen to "take the package" and retire.  I have had to do some serious thoughts myself if this was the time I left hp.

However, the my old message comes back "What's Next?"  I have spent quite a bit of time lately thinking about this.  I still don't think this is the time for me to retire, Karla still has a few years left and her new job is going well.  I still need to wait about 4 years until I can claim Medicare (even though I could join Karla's insurance).   I think we are in a good position financially.

The real question is still "What's Next?".  I think that the easy answer would be to push robotics into a more full time position and see if I can teach a robotics/engineering class at the high school(s).  While I am not trained as a teacher, I have been working with the students for over 13 years and think I still have some things to teach them.  That is the easy route.

I was talking to my sister this weekend.  Yes I know that is a hard thing for me.  We talk more since our parents have passed away and now it is just us.  But talking to her, she told me that I need to look at more of a consulting job with both Robotics and the Schools.  Pass my knowledge forward.  Interesting thought.