DFO’s future
In the comments section Tuesday, Duane Rasmussen said I should spend my last two days at Huckleberries HQ discussing the future not the past. There's room for both. But here's a little something about the future:
- I wasn't ready to retire when the SR made its generous buyout offer. But close. But I wasn't planning to completely retire. Yet. In my 13 1/2 years running this operation, I've developed a mad skill set. It would be a shame to simply let it go.
- Huckleberries Online likely will go dark when I leave here around 5 p.m. Thursday. There is no talk about continuing it.
- I plan to rest for 6 weeks, while I consider options.
- There are options. But my No. 1 priority will be to work something out that Mrs. O can sign off on. She protects me from myself. One option, of course, is to leave my public persona behind and go in another direction.
- I'm toying with the idea of returning with a private blog and social media presence, in October, to provide thoughts about the 2017 Coeur d'Alene mayoral and City Council races.
- I will keep commenting on the Twitter and Facebook accounts associated with this blog (but not as much).
- I have set up a Gmail contact account that would be associated with any future online activity: dfo.northidaho.gmail.com. (Send your email addresses if you want any alerts for future blog or online activity.)
- I plan to talk casually with key people in the community re: possible part-time gigs.
- I may begin writing letters to the editor and an occasional op-ed piece for the local media.
- I have a list of Mrs. O's honey-do's that will keep me busy if all else fails.
