After retiring in March 2008 after 33-years in the residential mortgage business as a loan officer, processor, closer, supervisor, underwriter and quality control auditor and manager (with 11 different banks and mortgage companies in the Portland OR area where I endured layoffs, downsizings, mergers and company closings) I've been traveling, visiting relatives on occasion, and catching up on the dozens of history and biography books I never had a chance to read while working.
In June 2011 I will travel back to the I Corps region of Vietnam for a long-planned visit. My other travels have been to Europe, Canada, China. and Hawaii, with additional sojourns around the U.S. (the Midwest, Washington DC, Eastern Oregon and California).
Other Comments:
Life is good as I write this (May 2011). I have a loving family, nice friends, and enjoy excellent health. My finances are such I can afford to travel and enjoy this time of my life. I consider myself a very lucky man indeed.
