As a retired person, my responsibilities include being part of the adjunct writing faculty at Lansing Community College, learning to be a potter, writing my next novel, doing some freelance writing, trying to encourage people to read my first novel -- Blood Relations: The Documentary -- which is seriously funny and available on AMAZON; walking the dogs; gardening in the summer; shoveling snow in the winter; staying within my budget; and cramming as much life as I can into every day. Retirement is worth the wait.