The retiree's 'absolute metamorphosis'.(B SECTION)(Column)

Byline: Bill Copeland

Silo, a self-designated "old geezer," wonders if other retirees have had "the absolute metamorphosis" he has experienced. He says his is directly opposite his old self, living a directly opposite nonage.

"Silo" is not a nickname. His daddy saw him at birth, was amazed at his blocky little body and said he looked like a silo. His farmerette wife thought it was a good name and it stuck.

Silo says he is more like a beer barrel these days, so he is also happy with the barnyard designation.

One of the old-fashioned "one job for life" kind of guys, Silo had a boss who was Mister Orderly to the max. If he saw a file sticking …