Well...I may not be the most interesting but I'd be willing to bet I am the oldest...I'm 83 with 20 years of retirement behind me. When I did retire in 1986 someone asked me how long it took me to adjust...my reply: "ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES!!" It was not until I retired that I discovered what I was really cut out for in life...DOING NOTHING!! I do nothing so well no one ever knows that I am not really busy. I have truly enjoyed retirement though...and I highly recommend it to anyone who can engage in this marvelous pursuit. My last job lasted 15 years - I was Accountant for the City I live in...and before that I had 15 years as an office manager in a large life insurance company...none of my jobs have really been more than jobs...which is to say a way to 'making a living' and pay the bills...but I would always take it upon myself to make them more than that by the way I related to co-workers. If I could do things in my job to make it more meaningful for my co-workers, then I felt as if I had something of value. And I could do that even if my job was a bit repetitive. Among the respondents to this thread, one responder from Canada is a systems analyst who worked in a large life insurance home office too...in my job with such a company I dealt with systems analysts, but in practice I was really one myself. I ran a tight ship but I had the loyalty of those subordinates who did such a good job for me. As for music, I have loved only classical music since I was about 7 years old...unfortunately I never liked Rock 'n roll, but never prohibited any young person from enjoying it themselves..and I never tried to convince any young person that they 'ought' to like classical...if they don't they don't and one day if the do, they will.

I know I didn't add much to this thread, but I wanted to try..... Nolan