Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Retirement was pretty good and then they called me off the bench and put me back in the game.
I was starting to get rested up and I’d even loaded the van up for a camping trip once and didn’t quite make it down the road. Things didn’t work out and my old job as Chamber of Commerce executive director is open again and I agreed to help out in the interim on a “part time” basis.
When people figure out I’m back I tell them one of two things. The first is I’m just back for an encore.
The second thing I tell folks is that I want to paraphrase Glenn Frey of the Eagles. When the band broke up in the early 1980s his band mate Don Henley told the press the band would get back together when hell freezes over. So when they did reunite, tour and record an album in the 1990s, it was titled “Hell Freezes Over.” In a press conference at the time Frey quipped “To set the record straight, we never broke up. We just took a 14-year vacation.”
Therefore I never retired. I just took a six-month vacation.
Whilst working with the Social Security folks on how my future earnings might shake out, I asked how much I could earn in the meantime without messing anything up. So that meager amount is what I fashioned my agreement to return around. I think the Eagles earned slightly more off the “Hell Freezes Over” album and tour.
I’m going in at 10 a.m. and I desperately need someone to call me around 2 p.m. and tell me to leave work now. Maybe when I get my wheels under me I’ll be a little better at regulating that shortcoming.
It’s a blast to be back out in the public and working with our amazing business and professional people. But I’ve got to admit afternoon naps are the bomb. I have a better understanding of why Granddad Ruby laid down every afternoon for a nap.
With that said, I have been exercising in the pool a lot more, but I had also grown way too fond of the recliner and YouTube videos. Did you know you can learn how to do nearly anything by watching those videos?
When I gave notice last time I gave six months and we used nearly all of that six months. I’m hoping things will move faster this time, not just for my sake but for the sake of a great organization.
So if you’ve ever craved the title of executive director and can juggle a dozen responsibilities at one time let us know. I have just the career for you.
In the meantime, my greatest concern is the Chamber board is going to want this watch they gave me at my retirement party back.
Karl Terry writes for Clovis Media Inc. Contact him at:
