I finally retired last January. After flurry of activity to catch up with all the projects that I promised I would do as soon as I retired (How was I to know that my wife actually kept a list!) things have started to slow down and I have some time to take stock and do some reading and thinking that I never seemed to have time to do when I was doing my 40-plus hours every week. But reading and thinking are not very rewarding if there is no one to share discuss my ideas with. I tried a few...