My last day working for a paycheck finally arrived. Voluntarily I’m turning in my badge tomorrow morning … for which I’ll get a full day’s pay. As the day got closer to 4:30 I actually got increasingly happy! I’m right ready to do this.

The office did arrange a cake and ice cream get together at noon and I was able to chat with a lot of people I’ve worked with over the past several years. This has been a great ride and a lot of fun. I’ve learned a lot and it’s a fitting end to a long career in computers. Now if our mission call would just arrive!