His
50’s
In
my Dad’s 50s he choose early retirement after a
stint as an editor at Guide Posts (the religious
magazine), work at Insurance Services Organization
and work as a free lance editor of college text
books.
Those
years gave Dad more time to read everything ever
published but competition to reading was
introduced.
At about age 50, in 1987 or so, with Steve and I
old enough to work as busboys, the family afforded
its first color TV and VCR. These, unfortunate
events put an end to the distinction of our family
being the only one that anyone had ever heard of
at the time with only a Black and White TV. The
events also lead to Dad’s abundant discovery and
frequent use of the video section of the
Pearl River Public Library. To me, this was sort
of a betrayal. For Dad, who I’m sure thought of
himself as a member of the literati, to turn to
watching videos all of the time was like Gloria
Steinum becoming a pinup girl.
In Dad’s late 50s, my parents' lifestyle improved since my brother and I were out of college and at some point were contributing to the family- we even paid off their mortgage.
Dad
and Mom liked to vacation in Turkey, Spain, the
Caribbean, Block Island, Thailand, Hilton Head and
at Family Reunions.
