Joe Biden's Calendar

 

After 4 years of not knowing what was going on in the White House  I found Joe Biden's daily calendar on line the other day.  Bottom line, I need to up my game. 

At an age when most men my dad's age are out playing golf, fishing or puttering around the garage JB at 78 is up before dawn.

 Here's typical day:

After working out on the Peloton and getting ready for the day POTUS has coffee & breakfast with FLOTUS at 7 AM. He's ready for work by 8 and starts the day with the intelligence briefing, usually by 9 AM. After that there are meetings, briefings and speeches.  There may be a trip out of town on the schedule. The day I perused showed him in Wisconsin to tour a Pfizer plant. Then he made a speech ("for God's sake, wear your mask!").  Then it was back on the plane to Washington.  While on the plane there are more meetings & briefings.  He usually walks back to the residence from the West Wing with a stuffed briefcase to work on after dinner at 7. If there are no crises to deal with he's in bed around  9.

JB is not the only one still at work well past retirement age. He's in good company. I first noticed the trend in music: Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney still writing songs, making records and touring; Mick Jagger, Brian Wilson still going strong. (All over 70)

Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are all finding ways to work. (Also over 70 and some are over 80 and still out there demonstrating (Jane Fonda)).

And then there's the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a class by herself. Who can forget Notorious RBG working out 3 times a week while fighting cancer at 85. 

And everyone seems to have a podcast. Bruce Springsteen  (scored an AARP mag cover at 71) just started one with Barack Obama. Alan Alda (84) interviews other "old people" on his.

Clearly the word "retirement" (n. "the point at which one withdraws from work usually at a certain age" per MerrimanWebster) needs to be retired.  And clearly the first thing I need to do is to dust off my elliptical cross trainer. I can't let some old guy beat me out on his Peloton.

You can find what JB's up to at  https://factba.se/biden/calendar/.