Being retired

So the other day I mentioned that being in grad school was similar to being retired. I meant it as a joke, but then as I settled in to watch my second hour of M*A*S*H I realized that I actually live the exact same life as my 65 year old retired father.

Everyday I wake up around 9:30-10. My Dad wakes up around this time too. If you ask him, he'll say he wakes up earlier but he'd be lying.

Next I drink coffee with a lot of sugar, so does Joe D.

Then I shower and come back and watch TV, so does he

I catch up on the news and get mad at the world, so does he, only he gets madder because he watches Fox news and I just read fox news.

Then I get dressed to go get more coffee and a sandwich. He makes a sandwich then goes and buys a Strawberries and Cream from Starbucks.

I come back to watch more TV, he comes back for his nap. I swear the man sleeps like a koala bear.

I eat dinner at 4, so does he. Why wait all the way til 6?

I watch M*A*S*H while eating dinner, so does he.

I chill out until the boys get home, he chills out until my mom comes home.

He lives with two girls (Mom and Riley) I live with two boys (John and John)

About once a week he buys khaki pants, about once a week I buy a new shirt

He still has court or appointments (he's a lawyer not a convict) twice a week, I have class twice a week.

He plays golf once a week, I get drunk once a week

The exact same life, except he drives.