Winding down

"Take this job and shove it, I ain't workin' here no more." Johnny Paycheck 

There was no martini post last Friday, so guess I actually have to write something here that's original. Hard work, I know. How do people do it?

Last week we had our company off site, which is why I was hoping they would let me officially announce my retirement the week before. So I could connect and see people, some for the last time in person. 

It was a very nice time and I really didn't get choked up for most of it. There was one time where someone came up to me visibly upset with tears in her eyes that did make me really sad. 

But mostly, it was just lots of nice thoughts and hugs. The new big boss came over to see me at the end of the first day and said, "Let me buy you a drink." That was really sweet. And I saw my old big boss the second evening, and she was feeling no pain and squeezed my arm and said, "Please tell me you are retiring because you are no longer working for me." Then she made me promise to go with her to New York in April to see Broadway shows. I told her Corb and I would be happy to be her gays in New York. 

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