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Retirement worked. (Readers Write).


It has taken me a while to see that early retirement was for the best.

Right after my retirement, my wife divorced di·vorce  
n.
1. The legal dissolution of a marriage.

2. A complete or radical severance of closely connected things.

v. di·vorced, di·vorc·ing, di·vorc·es

v.tr.
1.
 me. But I had time to pursue a dream: making custom knives knives  
n.
Plural of knife.


knives
Noun

the plural of knife

knives knife
. I started with utility/hunters/skinners and have progressed to art knives and collectors' pieces. I remarried and started a new family, while building my business. Had I stayed MS-free, I might have missed the opportunity to do something truly gratifying grat·i·fy  
tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies
1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please.

2.
.
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Author:Pryor, Stephen L.
Publication:Inside MS
Article Type:Letter to the Editor
Date:Jan 1, 2002
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