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- Thomas - 06-30-2004
Today, June 30, 2004, is my last official work day at is-wine.
Tomorrow, July 1, 2004, I will think about what I want to be when I grow up!
One day, in the near future perhaps, I will grow up...
- Innkeeper - 06-30-2004
Is the store closing, or did you just sell out? You did a great job there Thomas, and we hope you enjoy life back in Hannondsport.
- winoweenie - 06-30-2004
And this too will pass my son. Rite off'n the top of my head. I'm a firm believer in all things happen for the better. I'll talk to you this weekend. WW
- hotwine - 06-30-2004
Bon voyage, Foodster. I've retired twice already.... it's so much fun, may do it again. Highly recommend it.
- Kcwhippet - 06-30-2004
Maybe you can make a living propogating fig trees.
- wondersofwine - 06-30-2004
All the best to you Foodie. Should we be expecting some brilliant wine writing or a new cookbook from your pen? Keep us informed. You'll have all the more free time for the offline in Washington next summer.
- Georgie - 06-30-2004
Nothing but good wishes from me, too, as you turn a page.
- Thomas - 06-30-2004
Thanks everyone. Two devastating funerals in the past two months helped pushed me over the precipice on which I sat for a while. It just ain't worth killing yourself when the event is already pre-ordained anyway.
IK, the store is to remain. I am still a shareholder in the company but no longer an operating officer and manager, and will have nothing to do with selecting the wines. In December I plan to review my shareholder status, should there still be an is-wine to review. Until then, I might stay involved in special seminar programs, so long as I get paid for it.
Hotsie--retiring is fun and I wish I could do it 100%, but not yet.
KC, if I could grow figs for money I would. You should see the crop on that tree on the deck! The ones in the ground, however, are the tough ones.
Yep, WOW, I plan to write, to paint, to play piano, and to seek suitable projects in the wine business. Recently got one of my weekly newspaper columns back, but on that pay I could be hungry and broke within hours...
- dananne - 06-30-2004
Anne and I wish to join the chorus saying "Good luck!"