[Rhodes22-list] Brad's birthday.

[TN Rhodey]

Mary Lou,

What festival? Any links?

Wally


>From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
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>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad's birthday.
>Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:56:46 -0400
>
>At 09:01 AM 9/29/2006, you wrote:
>>Mary Lou,
>>
>>Congratulations on your upcoming retirement!  More sailing?
>
>Thanks Brad. Yes more sailing, more time to travel on a small scale and 
>most importantly to me right now more time to spend with family and friends 
>- also time to think about what else I might want to do.
>
>>   Also in the
>>mail yesterday was an investment magazine from T Rowe Price with an 
>>article
>>on the time value of money.  If you invested $4000 per year annually from
>>age 25 until age 65 you'd have $1.123,124 in the bank. Let's see, in 1981 
>>I
>>was making $700 per month jerking gear for a commuter airline, paying off
>>student loans, and expecting my oldest.  Nope, don't think I had an extra
>>four grand that year.  Guess I'll have to work a bit longer.
>
>In 1981 I was a bit older than 25 but I was a single parent who had just 
>completed grad school and was making $15K until I got laid off and was out 
>of work for 9 months.
>
>I had the good fortune a few years later to meet Fred who's a bit older 
>than me. He didn't have any money either having just come off a divorce but 
>he did work for a company that provided retiree medical. We put my daughter 
>through college, bought a Rhodes 22 and threw enough at our mortgage to pay 
>it off in 17 years. Fred was offered an early retirement 5 years ago. When 
>we (I) came to the realization that it isn't stuff that makes us happy - I 
>decided it's time to retire. I'm looking forward to it.
>
>BTW, We're gonna be in Memphis in Feb. for a commie pinko gathering of folk 
>musicians. We'll probably have time if you are going to be around.
>
>Best,
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Swan Creek (Rock Hall, MD)
>
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