(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Kitchen Table Kibitzing 5/10/25 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2025-05-10 why? because… me. decide to retire and get called in for jury duty. obviously can’t discuss the case but the selection process… I got set in seat 1 on day one. gave a brief intro. same for juror 2. then we sat there for 3 days while others were being questioned. some were really grilled. in the end ...we never moved and eventually sworn in. we’ll be sitting in those seats thru mid-June. so much for any retirement chill. mostly worked thru the plumber pension paperwork. new healthcare starts in July. social security won’t start until November. need to dissolve the biz ...file with the state, close accounts, cancel policies, taxes, etc. seems a lot of work just to quit working. do have some chill time... wet weather is fading away ...and flowers are popping ...lizards are warming ...as we enter the season of the weed-whacker. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/5/10/2321627/-Kitchen-Table-Kibitzing-5-10-25?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/