[redwitch]

I've been here 5 years. I have friends who have lived here for over 10 and less than 6 months. You're as bored as you want to be. If you don't go out and join clubs, do things, meet people, you're going to be bored and lonely. It really is your choice.

I'm one of those in the middle. Yes, I have a business that keeps me hopping but I can schedule most things so that I can do what I want when I want. I'm quite content to spend days at home doing absolutely nothing, just watching the birds and butterflies outside my lanai. It's even better when the neighborhood squirrel torments my cats by climbing on the screen. I'm also happy going out to play bridge (duplicate), Mah-Jongg, weekly get-togethers for dinner and games and, of course, volunteering at the Mark Twain Library.

I'm just as happy just driving around in my golf cart and people watching. I grin every time I see a dog's tail wagging like crazy cause it is being walked by someone who loves it. I like stopping and helping those who are lost or having problems. I crack up watching golfers at the driving range when they get a look of total confusion on their face as the ball goes where it shouldn't. If I happen to see some sandhill cranes or the gator in the pond, my day is made.

I think in the five years I've lived here, I've been truly bored about five times and each of those times was when I was ill.