Today is the day that Papa will hang up his hat, extract his ear plugs and put away his steel-toed shoes. After 37 years, 5 months of working the same company, taking the heat from out-of-touch, self-serving corporate cronies, and suffering the monotony of day in and day out humdrum, he will walk out the door never to return. During those many years, he didn't think seriously (though he dreamt regularly) about quitting his loathed job, partially because his generation was committed to a life-long job and partially because he was able to take good financial care of his family of five because of the wages he earned. After today, when his three daughters are grown and on their own, and he's still young enough to really enjoy being his own boss, he'll be enslaven to nobody and nothing except the regular beat (or irregular beat when it's not working properly) of the propellar motor on his fishing boat. Bittersweet, of course, even though he's been counting the days to this day. Bitter because it was a l.o.n.g. 37 years; sweet because he'll be opening a new chapter of his life.
Papa, you deserve this. Congratulations for an accomplished life and career. Now go fishing. I love you.
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Congratulations Garland! Get lots of walleye - YUM!
Jenkins
Congrats to Garland! Now they can move to Montana!
XOXO
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