Welcome to Dimmitjam.com! I am a single, sixty-something Baby Boomer, who has had an interesting, fulfilling life and an upwardly mobile, challenging career in business. I have seen a lot of the world and racked up my share of successes. I have given speeches to large crowds and administrated international meetings, through an interpreter. I’ve logged my share of time on the corporate jet. Heady stuff, in a way.
I left it all to start my own small automotive maintenance business and for a few years, it was exactly what I hoped it would be. I worked hard and the business grew. Within three years, we doubled the number of retail outlets. Then, the economy fell apart, gas went to four dollars a gallon, which meant people drove less and visited our stores less often, so I returned to California to figure out the next step.
I was born on October 5, 1945, which is 53 days after VJ Day. Technically, that makes me a Baby Boomer. You know, that huge explosion of American newborns that happened when the soldiers all came home from WWII, and….
What I can’t believe is this: I’m approaching my sixty-fifth birthday! The Baby Boomers, we are a-graying and somehow, it isn’t what I was expecting. I feel like the American dream went south on me, recently. The country isn’t what I expected it to be, as I approach “retirement” and I’m not sure how to handle it.
But I want to talk about it and if you will take the time to write, I would like you to talk to me about it. Together, maybe we can figure out what happened and where we should go from here.
I’m going to post my thoughts about the journey, so far and ideas to get back on track. I’ll talk about my frustrations and hopefully a few successes. By the way, I’m interested in feedback
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