The Café Racer
IN THE EARLY AUTUMN of 2019, shortly after my father’s 96th birthday, he passed away. The plan was to settle his affairs, then retire in July 2020. We would go to New York for my wife’s interest in art; the Isle of Man; and do a motorcycle ride across Rajasthan. Dad’s affairs were settled as planned. As for the rest – none of it happened.
In the words of John Lennon, “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” In 2020 life presented a virus which would sweep the world leaving no life untouched. My employer asked if I might delay retirement. I could even work from home. Then I was told I would work from home. With nothing better to do I agreed. Eventually I became fed-up, and retired at
