(16) Hey Gayle, how's retirement.  Do you miss working?  Are you bored yet?

Finally, some easy questions. Easier answers:     GREAT!!  NO!!  NO!!

As you know, our website is intended to do anything we can to alleviate the global nurse shortage.

And yet, I still have people asking me if that shortage is real, and as bad as we indicate.

Well, here's a quick quip to set the story straight.

I retired last February on a Friday------party, presents, food........the whole thing.

Three days later, MONDAY MORNING, I received a call from the corporate level of my previous employment asking if I would consider doing some "troubleshooting" and training at their various sites.

"Why not?" thought I. "I'm gonna have so much time on my hands, it'll be good to stay a little busy."

That was then.....this is now.

I'm just home from a busy day at the office........helping a new social worker with her orientation. (I've averaged way more than one day a week back in harness......and could spend a lot more time if I wanted)

When I got home there was a message from someone named Travis. He wanted to know if I was interested in any of the nursing positions he had available---locally or nation-wide.

His is about the third or fourth such call that I have received in the last few months. I won't be returning any of these calls; so please feel free.

Travis
1-800-856-5457 ext 2082

I will post any additional calls I receive. Tell 'em Gayle sent you.

Tonite Fred and I will have to rework next month's schedule. We're gonna get away for a few days and enjoy the fall colors in Tennessee and North Carolina. I love it when we can combine work and pleasure. Two of the legal cases I have been reviewing are coming to trial in October; and I am being called as an expert witness in both.

You guessed it. One's near Knoxville, Tennessee.........the other just outside Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina.

So, a couple of quick points. (1) The nurse shortage is REAL. And, (2) Stay in shape. You'll need all of your strength if you plan to retire as a nurse.

All the best,

Gayle and Fred