Yes, it was a tough week last week with so many leaving. Another batch of us leaves on May 15, myself included, after 33 1/2 years with HP and Agilent.

You establish so many connections and friends over the years. It has been a truly amazing experience to have worked with so many dedicated and wonderful, professional people.

I have followed Sonoma Gold since its inception (Kati pointed me to it). Glad you all have kept it alive.

My plans now are to appreciate a bit of retirement and in the future be available for contract work where someone needs a business process engineer for Oracle/MatrixOne applications, or even the windows washed. I would go in the vineyards and pick grapes, dig trenches if I had to and be happy to have a job.

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