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After finishing graduate school, I worked in a corporate job for 12 years. Starting July 2008 I have opted out and am trying out not working.

I absolutely loved my job but the only way to pursue the things I wanted to was to leave the job. And I wanted to do it before I turned 40.

The freedom to travel at a leisurely pace was one strong motivation in my decision to leave the corporate world. In my retirement blog I explore the implications of my sabbatical, and my travel blog is about the different aspects of travel that I am drawn towards.

Monday, June 23, 2003

18. Catch Me If you Can

Watched CMIYC Saturday. A long movie, deliberately made a little fluffy and light by Spielberg. I didn't think much of the movie. Then, on Sunday, I remembered that there was a second DVD, and so I popped that in and sat watching. It is amazing how my esteem for a movie grows once I learn more about it. The behind-the-scenes clips were very well done. Frank Abignale Jr. was charismatic, and now this is a movie that I won't forget too soon. In my private rate-o-meter, I think I gave this movie a 7.8.

Jungle Lovers by Theroux
Have started Theroux's African novel -- JL -- on Saturday, June 21st.

Summer Solstice
R wanted to know why summer starts on the longest day. Shouldn't the Solstice be the half-way point of summer?

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