1.) Run a small part-time electronics business. I do still write software separately when I think of a fun project, though. Programming is a creative outlet, as

1.) Run a small part-time electronics business. I do still write software separately when I think of a fun project, though. Programming is a creative outlet, as is circuit design, mechanical design etc. So I still spend a lot of my time in those pursuits. Some outdoor adventuring, hiking, climbing, off-roading, etc. 2.) Got really sick of the way SE is managed at modern companies now, and it was getting worse and worse. To be honest, it was a business where software wasn't their product, and thus the people in charge weren't technical people. Should have changed to a more purely technical company like I had worked at earlier in my career, but the money was too good. More meetings, more HR directed policies, new politics-heavy boss. More projects to satisfy someone's curiosity 10 levels above me. Fortunately I was frugal and saved a lot over a lot of years, and didn't need the job anymore.