So Long And Thanks For All The Fish

[BigK]

Gman...I've always enjoyed your posts and participation. Do your best to keep your spirits up.

[BaronArtz]

I understand that you have thought about this, and it seems that you are making the right decision. Thank you, and goodbye.

[bigvalboy]

I have found you to be an invaluable source of knowledge and experience. I will miss you. On another note: you said that you hated your last job. Could this be an opportunity (rather than a setback) to pursue something that you enjoy much more??

 

 

My thoughts exactly. I put on a bracelet today with the inscription.."It is never too late to be what you might have been"

 

Hope you see all the kind words written about you....

[down_to_business]

Sorry to hear this but you should definitely do what you feel is best for you. Be careful about isolating yourself, but don't allow this place to hold you back if that is what its doing.

 

Out of curiosity, any significance to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference?

[unsub2O17]

This is from a blog called "Life Support System". There is much that I don't agree with on this blog, but, when I read this, I immediately wanted to share it with the Forum and, especially, Gman. Here it is:

 

 

IT'S MY POINT OF VIEW

 

Two men fell on hard times. Try as they might, they couldn't find work. They heard that a museum was willing to pay $50 apiece for live rattlesnakes so, in desperation, they decided to catch snakes.

 

Outfitted with a net and basket, they hiked to a remote area renowned for its large snake population. But as they scaled a steep ledge, rock gave way and they tumbled down a slippery bank – into a deep pit crawling with rattlesnakes.

 

One of the men quickly sized up the situation and shouted to his friend, "Look! We're rich! We're rich!"

 

Okay, maybe he didn't fully appreciate his predicament. But in most situations, I believe there is a sunny side. Take aging, for instance. As we grow older, our skin turns from satin to cotton to seersucker to corduroy. And though we might be encouraged that at least wrinkles don't hurt, valuable experience, deep understanding and hard-won wisdom can also come with years of living. Some people are merely aging -- others are "sageing." The difference is in outlook.

 

It has to do with how we consider our situation. Like a sign spotted outside a quaint shop: "We buy junk. Antiques for sale." I wonder, is my attic full of junk or antiques? What about my life? I'm learning it's a matter of perspective; it's a matter of how I want look at what comes my way. And it's also a matter of choice, because perspective is something I choose more often than I realize.

 

I've learned that my greatest power may well be my power to choose my outlook. As Abraham Lincoln wisely said, "Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." The truth is, I can choose to view tough times as growing times, I can choose to see aging as seasoning and I can choose to focus on whatever good there is to be found in living.

 

I choose. After all, it's MY point of view.

 

-- Steve Goodier

[+ friendofsheila]

Being without the means to hire hasn't stopped me from visiting, albeit only the Lounge.

 

But you know yourself better than I do, and whether going away is what is right for you.

 

Best of luck with the change in your life.

[Rusty Blue]

Hey gman,

Too bad we haven't gotten to meet up... Yet!

Crossing my fingers for you dude!