Finding Answers to 'What's Next?'

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WASHINGTON - So, what's next? I've been wrestling with the question, in one form or another, ever since I decided that the end of this year would be the end of my 39 years as a newspaper columnist.

For years, I've had two nightmare scenarios. In the first, I'm sitting in a wheelchair on the deck of a luxury cruise ship, wearing a lap robe against the chill - and wondering where the devil I am. That is to say, I've feared that after reaching the point where I have the financial means to enjoy myself, with no further need to scrimp and save, I will discover that it's really too late for enjoyment. The second nightmare has me leaving my office horizontally, either dead or debilitated, without having had a real chance to discover who else I am, or what I might have done next.

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Finding Answers to 'What's Next?'

The precondition for even considering the what-next question is having the energy to do something - which is one reason I've decided to retire now rather than too late.

The next step -...

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