A blissful day means no visitors, expected or unexpected. The day itself tells me that I am its owner and that I can spend time, like money, and as much as I want, watching my new Agatha Christie and TinTin DVDs, rearranging my Bruce Lee Altar, and lolling inside my tiny-house captain's cabin bedroom.

The rest of the world works because I have done my share. Life begins after retirement but, of course, not everybody knows it yet.