{"id":15574,"date":"2014-03-26T22:42:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T04:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=15574"},"modified":"2014-03-26T22:42:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T04:42:00","slug":"the-end-is-near","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/03\/26\/the-end-is-near\/","title":{"rendered":"The end is near"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hope it is a good end and not my rear end that is set to happen\u2026 Today I decommissioned my work computer and phone and sent them back to \u201cthe company\u201d.&#160; Monday should be my <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>last<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>day<\/strong> of full (or partial) employment.&#160; I have been looking forward to cutting those ties but it is with fear that they are now <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>going<\/strong> away\u2026 hope I have things setup well enough to enjoy things now with out having to work.&#160; Only <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> will tell.<\/p>\n<p>On other notes, it has been awhile since I <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>last<\/strong> posted and things have happened\u2026 it was a week ago that daughter and grandsons came up to visit\u2026 at the request of Grandson #1 we went to Jimmy\u2019s Egg for lunch one <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>day<\/strong> and with my lunch I got a salad\u2026 had two packages of crackers with it and one \u2026. was a little short? 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