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I've had an extremely stressful couple of weeks. The intense pressure of a high profile project with many technical challenges has been increasing and then yesterday, due to COVID19 business impacts, a very fine young man had to be let go. He's a great kid, all alone in a foreign country, and now out of a job. He'll be alright in the long term but man it hit me hard. He took a liking to me early so I've sort of been mentoring him over the short time he was with us.
I was at work and feeling very down today when my wife sent me a message that I'd received a package from France. Now, naturally, she thought I'd gone off and bought a knife without telling her.
I assured her I did not and to just open it. It didn't even click to me what was actually happening...
She said it was a nice box of French chocolates. And that's when it clicked that it had to be a gift from
Âchillepattada
. I'd entered @eisman 's GAW on his behalf and thought wow, how nice of him. It felt very good and perked me up. I sent him a note here to thank him for the chocolates and he said he was glad the parcel arrived so quickly.
Then I got home...
See, my wife just opened the shipping packaging and saw the nice box and handwritten note that she just glanced at.
Well, I got home and went straight to the fridge, grabbed a cold beer and had a long pull. Then I plunked down in my chair and picked up the little French box and the handwritten note.
When I got to the word "laguiole"...well...I'm not too proud to say I got a little emotional...
Thank you so much my friend! The timing of this incredibly thoughtful and completely unexpected gift could not have been better and I am truly moved. The whole reason I entered you into the GAW was because of your incredible generosity.
The world is good friends. No matter how crazy it is out there right now, it is good and it is filled with good, every day folks. And I am so glad that so many of those good folks are right here on the Porch.
Thank you.
Okay, okay, that's all... I need to blow my nose... Allergies ya know...
I was at work and feeling very down today when my wife sent me a message that I'd received a package from France. Now, naturally, she thought I'd gone off and bought a knife without telling her.
I assured her I did not and to just open it. It didn't even click to me what was actually happening...She said it was a nice box of French chocolates. And that's when it clicked that it had to be a gift from
Âchillepattada
. I'd entered @eisman 's GAW on his behalf and thought wow, how nice of him. It felt very good and perked me up. I sent him a note here to thank him for the chocolates and he said he was glad the parcel arrived so quickly.Then I got home...
See, my wife just opened the shipping packaging and saw the nice box and handwritten note that she just glanced at.
Well, I got home and went straight to the fridge, grabbed a cold beer and had a long pull. Then I plunked down in my chair and picked up the little French box and the handwritten note.
When I got to the word "laguiole"...well...I'm not too proud to say I got a little emotional...
Thank you so much my friend! The timing of this incredibly thoughtful and completely unexpected gift could not have been better and I am truly moved. The whole reason I entered you into the GAW was because of your incredible generosity.
The world is good friends. No matter how crazy it is out there right now, it is good and it is filled with good, every day folks. And I am so glad that so many of those good folks are right here on the Porch.
Thank you.
Okay, okay, that's all... I need to blow my nose... Allergies ya know...
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