Fearless,
Sounds like you have the right attitude on this matter....and if your just vegatating at home, then its at least the right time to give it a chance to succeed....
And if you and your past bosses have gotten along, then I'm sure that a new one won't be any worse than the others ....just more of the same.
I'm glad to be of the age where I feel like I have been through "the Fire" and have come out on the other side where there is not the constant stress of deadlines and performance.
Construction superintendent in the Silicon Valley was pretty high pressure, because of all the high tech businesses that had to be on the "Cutting Edge" which meant:"you had better have that project done on Time"
Good Luck to you Fred, if you go ahead...
Long for Cash