Hello From Mid-missouri

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  1. Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano de Bergerac Very Well-Known Member
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    ...or a once-popular 19th-century French play, who knows for sure? But in real life, I am a very recently retired state employee, married, two stepsons and two twin grandchildren who turned 3 last weekend. I searched for a senior-centric discussion forum and landed here. I'm having what appears to be a fairly typical difficult time adjusting to retirement, probably because really didn't plan to retire. I wasn't fired or forced out, but I'd gotten bored with my work and had been there for longer than at any other job, so I looked to land elsewhere. However, I also encountered the very typical ageism and although I was very qualified for any number of the jobs out there, I didn't get so much as a nibble. So I decided to retire and do contract legal work for other lawyers, which is slow in materializing, so I need to keep a positive attitude, something I've always had trouble doing. Meanwhile, I do a fair amount of free legal work for people who can't afford lawyers, which not only keeps my brain engaged, but reminds me that a lot of people have it worse than I do.

    I'm very much an introvert, and quite protective of my identity-- hence the nom de web.

    Maybe I'll add something else later. Meanwhile, I have an idea for a new thread.
     
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  2. Yvonne Smith

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    Welcome to the forum, and definitely an impressive forum name, @Cyrano de Bergerac ! What you you prefer to be called ?
    Looking forward to reading the new thread when you get it posted, also.
    I am one of the greeters here, so if you have any questions about how the forum works, feel free to message me, or you can just start a post in the Help section of the forum.
     
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    Cyrano de Bergerac Very Well-Known Member
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    Cyrano is fine. Thanks for the welcome!
     
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    Welcome to the forum.
     
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    Welcome Cy.
     
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    Welcome to the forum!

    Missouri is one of my favorite states, my son lives right across the river from it. :)

    St. Louis is what I mean. :)
     
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    Welcome Cy :)
     
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    @Cyrano de Bergerac
    Welcome! If you desire anonymity, I understand that. I like mine more than most, and have reluctantly released bits and pieces of it, including (gulp) a picture of me, several actually, but so old (so young, then.....) as to prevent recognization today!

    Anyhow, if it's too intrusive, disregard my question: If you really are located in MO, do you know of a little town called Bunker?
    Frank
     
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    Darn it! My first welcome image didn't stay. :oops: I think you would have liked it.

    @Cyrano de Bergerac

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