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(#9) This Guy Quit His Job to Become a Pro Golfer
This is Dan McLaughlin. Dan was once a commercial photographer, but he completely quit that job to become a pro golfer. Except Dan had never played an entire 18 holes golf before - ever. Dan has a plan, though. He wants to rack up 10,000 hours of practice, he's traveling the world and dedicating himself to becoming a pro golfer.
Dan keeps everyone updated on his progress through his blog, which includes videos and a map that marks courses he has played all over the world.
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(#12) Retired Contractor Settles into Slab City and Operates its Infamous Outdoor Music Venue
William Ammon, aka Builder Bill, is a retired construction worker who now runs "The Range" - Slab City's outdoor music venue. He faced unemployment 17 years ago when his field's job market ran dry, so he moved on to California's Slab City, where he now rocks out with the residents during the venue's weekly outdoor music concerts under the stars.
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(#13) Former Engineer Creates Armies of Kinetic Sculptures
Seth R. Goldstein retired quite some time ago from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. Since then, he has earned the title and reputation of "kinetic sculptor" from his artistically engineered machines that he makes in his basement workshop - like "Why Knot? (above)," "Cram Guy," and "RO-BOW."
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(#14) Right Before His Retirement, This Guy Took Up Painting - Using Spreadsheets
Digital design hardware and software can become expensive, but this retired man found a way around that by creating intricate digital art with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft's spreadsheet software. The 73-yearyold artist, Tatsuo Horiuchi, even went above and beyond with his talents, winning the Excel Autoshape Art Contest (yes, that exists) in 2006, and it's not as easy as it seems.
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(#5) The Balloon Babe of Slab City
Retired social worker turned latex origami engineer- er, balloon artist - Karen Webb, leaves her city of Cincinnati, OH, every winter to warm up in what's considered to be one of America's last "free places," Slab City, outside the Salton Sea in California. The residents call her the "Balloon Babe," which is a title well earned seeing that she spends her time hanging out and making whatever she feels like for herself, as well as the residents, out of balloons.
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(#2) A Retired Aerospace Engineer Lives Life as a Rockstar
Everyone dreams of being a rockstar. And really, what better way is there for an 82-year-old retired aerospace engineer to spend their time off? Wait, what? John Hetlinger is seriously the coolest heavy-metal grandpa. He made it to the "Judge Cuts" round on Season 11 of America's Got Talent, performing both Drowning Pool's "Bodies" and Rob Zombie's "Dragula". Even though he was eventually cut from the show's cast, he still gets to perform live on stage with Drowning Pool at some of their festivals.
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To be honest, retirement is not a natural part of the human life cycle. Retirement was only a social engineering experiment in the past, aimed at getting older, deemed useless workers to leave their jobs and make room for young people. On the positive side, retirees finally have the opportunity to pursue their dreams. Choose a job that fits your personal values, professional skills, and ideas, and you will get a lasting sense of satisfaction and self-worth.
Each age provides things that you have not been experienced before, you have the opportunity to start your own adventure at any age. You can decide whether life is an adventure or full of trivial matters. The random tool shares 14 stories of people who make their dreams come true after their retirements.
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