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My main interest is music. Jazz that is, hence the moniker, Jazzman. I was a musician of sorts, many years ago, but circumstances prevented me from following my muse. I intend, however, when I am fully retired, to practice diligently on my trumpet and fluglehorn to the point that I can play to my capability. My second interest is sports. I am a big Washington Redskins football fan. I am looking forward to the coming season with our new coach and hopefully a return to our winning tradition. I am also a soccer fanatic. I am a big fan of the US domestic soccer league, the MLS, especially the Washington, DC team, DC United. I love the natilonal US team and definetely look forward to them achieving stature as a international soccer power in the future. I did volunteer work for the AARP Washington, DC State Office for two and one-half years, ending in 2005. I enjoyed my volunteer work very much.My Photos (0)
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My last journal entry, April 23, 2008, gave me the opportunity to explain my strongly held belief that taking a break after several months of wotk is essential in maintaining a balance between the job and the rejuvenation of energy for focus and dedication to work.
At work we are very busy, especially during this period. It is hard on me physically, especially at my age. When I went on vacation I realized how tired I was and how I had tried to balance the responsibilities of my life with the new responsibilities placed on me as a winner of the "My Dream Job Contest".
I gave thought to how I had dealt with maintaining the proper balance between my job, and the demands of my life and the job search. I felt that I could have done a better job. For example, many times I became exasperated when I had to deal with the technical aspects of placing my profile on the AARP community website before it was launched. This is just an example of one of the responsibilities that I had, in order for AARP to successfully develop the community website, for the "winners".
As I prepare to resume the job search. I have established one basic premise: I must be more patient in order to properly balance all of the elements. This does not happen over night. It is a process the evolves over a period of time. In this context, I am working with Bob, of "RetirementJobs.com," in finalizing the four resumes that he has created for me based on my skill set. We talked this week and have established a preliminary list of businesses where we will send the appropriate cover letter and resume.
the journey continues.
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Have you tried joning a community band? Fluegehorn players are always in demand! the band I play in has a 96 year old French horn player, so , you are definitely not too old !
Now, have you tried the local radio stations? Or , go for broke and talk to NPR?
You should join the Radio group and talk to Steve there, too.
Good Luck!!
