He quit work at 53 years old and doesn’t have much retirement.
I’m not judging his life choices, but his situation isn’t surprising, its about what you would expect. You make your decisions and live with them. Its undignified to complain about it afterward.
Not all really “chose” to be in this predicament.
He finds himself caught up in the Big Government vortex (along with “a great-grandson of Leo Tolstoy, former lawyers, academics and fellow writers”). It seems somewhat fitting.
Wikipedia: “William Alexander McPherson was born in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, the third son of Harold Agnew McPherson, an executive of Union Carbide Corporation, and of his wife Ruth Brubaker. He has lived in Washington, DC, or New York City most of his life, and spent several years in Romania. Although he attended the University of Michigan (1951 to 1955), Michigan State University (1956 to 1958), and George Washington University (1960 to 1962), he took a degree from none of them....”
A not so flattering review of his books.
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-07-26/books/bk-1567_1_novel
Right. I’m 2 years from retirement (I.e., a second career) and chose to keep working because early retirement has significant financial disadvantages.
Do you hear a stint what of entitlement about these “writers, lawyers, etc” living in a very expensive city? I’ll bet they have food stamps, Social Security, rent help, etc...
I’m not judging his life choices, but his situation isn’t surprising, its about what you would expect. You make your decisions and live with them. Its undignified to complain about it afterward.
Yup. You also have to wonder where his family is in all this.
It's worth pointing out that retirement isn't a Christian concept. While we're not obligated to work a 9-5 job for our entire lives, we are obligated to serve our fellow men, no matter what our estate in life.
I remember reading in our local diocesan paper about a hospitalized 93-year-old nun who spent her time knitting socks for infants. That's the example we should follow.
I "quit work" (Rertired) at age 54, I'm 69 now with a wife and two minor (adopted) children and we are doing quite well. Of course I'm not a s### for brains liberal either.