tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4533678574085445500..comments2024-03-28T19:36:39.783-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Movies about Retirement @topretirements @LucyBurdetteJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79381229528935544782019-08-29T20:55:56.680-04:002019-08-29T20:55:56.680-04:00Everyone has had such great suggestions -thanks s...Everyone has had such great suggestions -thanks so much for letting me be a part of the famous JungleReds for a day. A couple more movies from the Topretirements members:<br />"A Walk in the Woods" with Nick Nolte<br />"A Foreign Field" (WWII vets return to Normandy)<br />TV Documentary: "Kings Point"Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089279856218523624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1504840855930358832019-08-29T20:46:00.646-04:002019-08-29T20:46:00.646-04:00Rick, that sounds like a happy retirement! Congrat...Rick, that sounds like a happy retirement! CongratsJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089279856218523624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87311465611143772052019-08-29T20:12:53.855-04:002019-08-29T20:12:53.855-04:00John, thank you for sharing.
Lucy, I will have ...John, thank you for sharing. <br /><br />Lucy, I will have to see that movie. I thought I had seen all of the Helen Mirren films.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32683380899636680972019-08-29T19:51:43.870-04:002019-08-29T19:51:43.870-04:00I was kind of scared about retiring, but after I s...I was kind of scared about retiring, but after I submitted the paperwork and the day came, it's was great. The first few weeks felt like I was on vacation, then it sunk in: I don't have to go back to work. EVER. It's been seventeen years now and I'm still very, very happy.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83571356108379257822019-08-29T19:09:52.689-04:002019-08-29T19:09:52.689-04:00I believe your sis is right! And you are a poster ...I believe your sis is right! And you are a poster child for a lively and interesting retirement Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37436804171632761312019-08-29T17:58:06.995-04:002019-08-29T17:58:06.995-04:00I had a bit of a hard time with that whole "s...I had a bit of a hard time with that whole "second chapter, reinvent yourself" mantra, until I stopped to think about what I really wanted to do and remembered summers as a kid, reading, reading, reading! Thanks to beloved authors, I can blissfully read away, writing reviews of the books I love most. I worked hard as a teacher, now I get to do what I wish. <br />A favorite student said she was sad that I was retiring, but I reminded her that she was graduating -- we were leaving at the same time. ;-) I was sad when a favorite author announced her final book, but she has the right to this "broad margin to life" as well. I love the list of movies, and will re-up Netflix for the new season of GRACE AND FRANKIE -- my sis says I'm Frankie for sure. ;-)Storyteller Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03807705866873141004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48238367397101131392019-08-29T17:11:13.714-04:002019-08-29T17:11:13.714-04:00Oh, I'd so glad someone suggested RED! I visi...Oh, I'd so glad someone suggested RED! I visited the blog earlier and then got overtaken by events and never got a chance to comment -- but that was the movie that had popped into my head, too!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11857085216144316132019-08-29T16:50:11.041-04:002019-08-29T16:50:11.041-04:00Originally titled "The Boyton Beach Bereaveme...Originally titled "The Boyton Beach Bereavement Club", but bereavement was dropped. Too depressing?<br />THe Boynton Beach Club is quite a look into retirement villages in Florida. <br /> Check out the cast!<br />https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439478/fullcreditsLibby Doddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83125984546096261752019-08-29T16:43:44.735-04:002019-08-29T16:43:44.735-04:00Donald Sutherland, James Garner, Clint Eastwood, a...Donald Sutherland, James Garner, Clint Eastwood, and too many others to mention in Space Geezers aka Space Cowboys. Delightfully exercising Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey. Not to be missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44635209846685442632019-08-29T16:39:18.412-04:002019-08-29T16:39:18.412-04:00These are excellent unusual additions to John’s li...These are excellent unusual additions to John’s list! I can’t imagine cockneys versus zombies but we will definitely check it outLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-17375853787814015842019-08-29T16:38:22.702-04:002019-08-29T16:38:22.702-04:00Thank you David for that very mysterious recommend...Thank you David for that very mysterious recommendation. I know we are going to have to look for it and see what we thinkLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7637007437402075152019-08-29T16:37:38.306-04:002019-08-29T16:37:38.306-04:00Pauline, it always pays to educate yourself ahead ...Pauline, it always pays to educate yourself ahead of time!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23217144650056037702019-08-29T16:37:08.419-04:002019-08-29T16:37:08.419-04:00Pat, you are doing just the right thing to try thi...Pat, you are doing just the right thing to try things out in your minds and also go and look. I bet you will find the right compromise! And what fun to have a granddaughter in culinary school living with you. I think you were going to eat well over the next couple of yearsLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18214369197567427442019-08-29T16:35:22.207-04:002019-08-29T16:35:22.207-04:00It is amazing what you don’t know! JOHN is still l...It is amazing what you don’t know! JOHN is still learning all the time and trying to pass on his tips. Of course when we settled in key west, we did not follow any of his advice LOLLucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9740002705615557332019-08-29T16:34:14.724-04:002019-08-29T16:34:14.724-04:00Pat, of course I had to look up Cockneys vs Zombie...Pat, of course I had to look up Cockneys vs Zombies. It is now on my Watchlist!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37717431317940492652019-08-29T16:34:06.036-04:002019-08-29T16:34:06.036-04:00I wonder about this, but I figure I will keep writ...I wonder about this, but I figure I will keep writing until either my brain gives out or it stops being fun!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23607859059027714112019-08-29T16:00:22.580-04:002019-08-29T16:00:22.580-04:00A couple of movies for you. One is Red about all t...A couple of movies for you. One is Red about all the retired dangerous spies. That was a hoot. My husband suggested Cockneys versus Zombies. I have to agree. It had an absolutely classic scene at a nursing home. Which makes me think of Bubba Ho Tep, also set at a nursing home. And then I guess anything Clint Eastwood is starring in these days.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12003480403840816172019-08-29T13:49:10.236-04:002019-08-29T13:49:10.236-04:00Shalom Reds and fans. When I was a teenager, my Au...Shalom Reds and fans. When I was a teenager, my Aunt Una gave me a membership to the Museum of Modern Art. It was a long subway ride from where I lived but I made the trip often because they showed movies for free in the basement. A lot of movies from the 30s, 40s and 50s and sometimes a contemporary movie thrown in. Particularly in the summer, when there was no school, I would make the trek weekly or more often. I particularly liked the silent movies, which were shown with a live pianist who improvised to play in the background.<br /><br />One film I loved was The Last Laugh (in German The Last Man) was about a man growing older and his relationship to work. Saying anything more would be a spoiler, so the best I can say is that the protagonist was played by Emil Jannings, who was 29 when he played the role. It is a heartbreaking movie with a twist at the end. I’ve seen it several times in my life, and would only wish, that now that I have turned 65, to once more see it with piano improvisation in the background.<br />David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-1766119954633829952019-08-29T13:26:58.652-04:002019-08-29T13:26:58.652-04:00Silver Skies sounds like a film re-boot of a play ...Silver Skies sounds like a film re-boot of a play called Hot l Baltimore, by Lanford Wilson, set in an old railroad hotel that’s going to be torn down. As I remember, and my old brain may be confused, he wrote several plays about retirees.. Also, what about the play & film, Driving Miss Daisy?M. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240379299239472988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59473042181997288222019-08-29T13:10:46.216-04:002019-08-29T13:10:46.216-04:00That's a new saying for me, Julia! And I guess...That's a new saying for me, Julia! And I guess as long as we enjoy writing there's no need to retire from it. But it sure would be nice to have an extra $5 million lying around just in case ...Marla Bradeen/Paige Sleuth, Mystery Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920956529695986188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33025459416142013962019-08-29T13:04:17.969-04:002019-08-29T13:04:17.969-04:00I've seen most of the movies, as well as Grace...I've seen most of the movies, as well as Grace & Frankie...Mr Belvedere RIngs the Bell is very obscure, but I found it on youtube so I will be watching it later. Thanks for the recommendations, also going to check out the retirement website as I will be 62 in 2 years and getting ready to retire.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786463183900120910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50807189869150261442019-08-29T12:59:17.713-04:002019-08-29T12:59:17.713-04:00We're there, John. I've been scouting for ...We're there, John. I've been scouting for places to move to. All I know is I don't want to live in a city anymore. My husband and I aren't on the same page as to what we want. He'd be perfectly happy to stay where we are. But he has come on two trips now to Lexington, VA to look at houses; no luck there so far. He has come with me to the Black Hills of SD and we reluctantly agreed that wouldn't work too well for advanced years. He'd love to be on some acreage but I'm afraid we'd wind up having to move again in ten years as we age and aren't able to keep things up. We did come up with the possibility of buying a house in town and some acreage outside of town for him to play on. But then I'd also love to live on the coast. So.....stalemate. I've put off even thinking about it for a couple of months while we prepare for our granddaughter to move in with us while she attends culinary school. I've been getting the Top Retirement posts and told Frank yesterday, Sheridan, WY. He said for me to go out there and let him know! All we agree on is NO retirement communities for us.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91140543025713664632019-08-29T12:50:13.211-04:002019-08-29T12:50:13.211-04:00Thanks for the movie list; I plan to check on seve...Thanks for the movie list; I plan to check on several of them but I can't think of any others to add.<br />I've been retired now for several years and recently benefited when ex-husband died. I thought everyone knew that even if divorced we could claim spousal benefits as long as we were married at least 10 years and had not remarried. I've been surprised when I mentioned that to others and they had no idea. I'm betting you tell people about that, right John. Sounds like a great website and I'll go see what else I can learn.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33502307667546776482019-08-29T12:33:35.357-04:002019-08-29T12:33:35.357-04:00I tend to think of any long established giant in a...I tend to think of any long established giant in an industry (like the New York top 5 publishers)as similar to a very large battle ship. It takes a very, very long time to make a course adjustment and in many cases, tug boats are needed. <br />However, a smaller vessel (the indy and the boutique publisher) is quick and responsive to the elements. <br />The big five is the elephant in the room but I think readers aren't driven by publishing houses. They like what they like! <br />When the New York publishers look at stats to see what is "marketable" they are looking at a portion of the pie, not the whole. Again, readers drive the market. Readers don't care who published the book they have in their hands. They just want a satisfying read.<br />Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28249038749873680892019-08-29T12:27:04.399-04:002019-08-29T12:27:04.399-04:00Geezer lit - love it!Geezer lit - love it!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089279856218523624noreply@blogger.com