Today did not start out very auspiciously. Why? Moooon Yoooonit would not start. Why not? Because “someone” did not successfully close the back gate all the way and the battery discharged. Thankfully Cygnus handily jumped her and all was well. I did not have to deal with any of this except to watch it out the window and chuckle a bit.

This is not the first care package I’ve ever received from one of my sisters-in-law. This one is from The Lady of Linden (and the Lord) and it marks my “retirement”. Of course, y’all know I didn’t get a chance to officially retire. I was laid off. I lied about that on facebook but I won’t lie about it on my boring blahg of blather. It was okay. It was time and I was gonna retire in the next six months anyway. My status is such that I could even get re-hired at the company if there was a job that was a good fit. Some people have taken that route over the years but I won’t be one of them. I am done and happily so.

For a while I was wondering if I would “beat out” The Lady of Linden, like who would retire first? But she has beaten me (i.e., she still has a job) and I am very happy for her. Totally different job situation, not Corporate America like me, more like family business. In Corporate America, layoffs happen and as I think I have said before, I knew that going in. In fact, when I was permanently hired, I’m pretty sure the laptop I was assigned belonged to someone who was laid off. Even though I don’t think I exactly replaced him, I have always felt a bit bad about it and hope he has done well in life. I KNOW who is replacing me and I am HAPPY for him. We were fast friends from the moment we met (he is a kayaker for one thing) and probably needs the job more than I do although I think he is totally afloat and nowhere near destitute. If only some of the old fossils in the damn government would give up their jobs to younger generations. It’s time.

So once the GG got Mooon Yooonit going this morning, he drove up to FlaMan’s place and the Lady of Linden got him to meet her in the area so she could pass off this loverly care package for meeeee. I got lucky in terms of sisters-in-law, the GG’s sisters (four) and his brothers’ wives (two). I miss The Beautiful Suzie. She was extra special to me and died waaaay too young.

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