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Robert Copeland
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A New Week

It is Monday, and being the ever optomistic optometrist I started my day at the office in my usual manner. I take a walk around the office, first stop optical laborotory where a loudly say "GOOD MORNING" in a very loud voice. This usually startles everyone who has their back to the door. Then out to the dispensary with another loud greeting to frame stylist and patients. Onward to the front desk and reception area with a loud "GOOD MONRING, IT IS A BEAUUTEEFUL DAY IN PENNSYLAVANIA!"
Most of the receptionist, those who are not on the phone will acknowledge me. In the reception area patients may be smiling, I look around and wish them all a "GOOD MORNING". I have done this for years to try and start the day in a happy mood. On the rare occasions I do not do this the staff wants to know if I am sick. Today a new patient, one who brought her young son in, told me she asked if I was the doctor seeing her child. When she was told I was she said she knew she was in the right place. I enjoyed working with her son and I will be able to help him and his turned eye.
This is those times I really love what I do and hate the fact I will be retiring in a few months.
My partner questions me about my exit contract. It seems my lawyer is stumped on some details. I have had a great business partnership of 27 yrs. I don't want it to end up with us becoming antognistic and confrontational in the end. And the dumb thing is I had the outline of this exit in our orignal partnership papers from 27 yrs. ago. We have been refining it for the last 4 yrs. Then I realized some important details were neglected and we are in a negociation I wanted to avoid. I know we will settle it and June 30th I will be retired.
Sometimes all I think about are the perks I will miss. My parking spot closest to the door. Name at the top of the door. The lunches with my partners talking about nothing and talking about vision or business. Of course I will miss the business credit card
I sit and think about retirement. I am looking forward to playing golf for real. I may play 3 times a week. I am looking forward to the lack of structure. Not rushing to the office, rushing to stay on time with patients, rushing thru lunch and rushing to get home to see 24 or American Idol.
So I am conflicted about retiring and knowing that I will be ok with enough hobbies to keep my busy full time.
I know we will be ok financially. I married a rich school teacher with a great pension. Little did I know 20 yrs ago when we met that she would keep me in the manner to which I had grown accostomed.
I am thinking about the other things Cindy and I plan to do. I think I will save that for another day. That way I will beat my past record of only 2 entries in my blog.
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