The Precipice
This year, 2023, is my thirty second year of federal employment. I am standing on the precipice. It is the year I become eligible to retire. Life is essentially filled with a number of dramatic checkpoints. First and foremost there is birth, how can you argue that it is not important? With its occurrence we literally win the lottery of life. Facing the competition of between 200 and 500 million sperm one got through and made us. Holy shit, what are the odds? It has got to be up there with winning the Power Ball. Of course like winning the Power Ball there is no guarantee it will end well and often it does not . Senator Roscoe Conkling, NY The next big moment comes when you enter life and assume responsibility for your self and existence. This often follows being kicked out of your parents house. Sometimes removal is more gradual and evolutionary as you work your way through college and then find a career. This is usually a period marked by severe economic dependency. Pos