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Hey, Herd!
Thought I'd check in. My heart is somewhat heavy... I'd love to be heading toward Michelle's this weekend.
Concerns also on the home front. I'm now near retirement age. And not prepared for it. There are some things I've taken for granted that have eroded away. Health care, for one. But there's none so front-and-center in my mind than actual employment.
I've been in the same company for 36 years. A supplier of engineering and mechanical design. We're good at it. Over the decades, we've adapted to the changing market, got leaner, stayed healthy, found new customers when the automotive suppliers went to the 3rd world. But there's lean... and leaner still.
This summer we (as a company) are struggling.
I'm fine, and will be fine. There are things I can do over the next year or so, which will be pretty lean economically. But it's not where I wanted to be right now.
But hey! You get down in the dumps. But all you do is look around. A friend and classmate of mine lost his leg to diabetes. Try as I might, I've tried to put myself in Michelle's shoes these last few months.
Last week, on a noontime walk, I stopped at the 9-11 memorial and put my hand on one of the beams out of the south tower.
What am I bitchin' about.
Thought I'd check in. My heart is somewhat heavy... I'd love to be heading toward Michelle's this weekend.
Concerns also on the home front. I'm now near retirement age. And not prepared for it. There are some things I've taken for granted that have eroded away. Health care, for one. But there's none so front-and-center in my mind than actual employment.
I've been in the same company for 36 years. A supplier of engineering and mechanical design. We're good at it. Over the decades, we've adapted to the changing market, got leaner, stayed healthy, found new customers when the automotive suppliers went to the 3rd world. But there's lean... and leaner still.
This summer we (as a company) are struggling.
I'm fine, and will be fine. There are things I can do over the next year or so, which will be pretty lean economically. But it's not where I wanted to be right now.
But hey! You get down in the dumps. But all you do is look around. A friend and classmate of mine lost his leg to diabetes. Try as I might, I've tried to put myself in Michelle's shoes these last few months.
Last week, on a noontime walk, I stopped at the 9-11 memorial and put my hand on one of the beams out of the south tower.
What am I bitchin' about.
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