re-tire (ri-tîr') v.: 1. to go away, retreat, or withdraw ... this may be the dictionary definition, but as the first of America's 79 million baby boomers reach age 62 in 2008, they are going to change the meaning of the word.

A recent survey shows Boomers are likely to continue working, either part time or full time, as consultants or by setting up their own companies. They want a "flexible" workplace that lets them take extended time off, then work intensely for shorter periods of time. The goal seems to be to "phase-in" retirement by working fewer hours as they near 65, or after. Options abound, as they might change careers, go back to school, volunteer. The sky's the limit.

They do know they don't want to keep working like dogs, as they've been doing. Yet, they don't want to hit the golf course full time, either.

"I work very hard, and would I like a few years off? Yes," says Ken Dychtwald, 55, a psychologist and gerontologist. "But would I love to never work again? No, that's not my dream. And it's not the dream of our generation."

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