Getting to the Grind

[degringolade]

New Boss at work.  Nice kid, but there are a lot of nice kids out there.  I'll guess that she will figure it out after a while.  She came into a bit of a clusterfuck and it will take a while to un-CF the problem, if such a thing is even possible in the incredibly odd system that is the VA. 

I am coming out of the Christmas blahs a little bit.  I am making plans and settling into the idea that coasting is the way to go.  I think that a lot of folks find the idea of a senior citizen slacker somewhat uncomfortable, the way that I see it, it is the only way to go.  But to get there, I gotta muddle through four more years.  Not that hard, and barring the arrival of some strange apocalypse, imminently doable. 

I can't say that I am hopeful for the arrival of a sudden renaissance, I think that kind of thing is behind us, I can't say I am fearful of a sudden apocalypse, I think that kinda thing is far ahead of us.  I think that we are on a shallow downhill, which is merely moderately annoying, because slight downhills are remarkably easy, both in the real world and the world of metaphors.

Comments

[elij_0650]

Are they earnest as well as young?
I struggle to contain my grumpy old persona so I don't frighten our latest supervisor. She is Canadian and very keen, poor child.

I am 6 years away from receiving a pension. I don't know if I can afford to just stop work, tempting though it is. My colleagues who have retired all look amazingly relaxed and happy. Not natural at all! :-)

Hey ho

[degringolade]

You are a better person than I, I don't bother to restrain grumpiness. But as my new supervisor is a 14 year Coast Guard veteran, I feel she can handle it.