I thought it would be appropriate to bid IBM a fond farewell. I have been from Prudoe Bay, Alaska to Marseille, France with IBM and almost every state of the union. I have met with C-suite executives many times, with federal and state legislators, governors, mayors, and all kinds of business folks, engineers and scientists. I have paid for seven kids with the money I earned from IBM and two of them were $30K+ babies. It has been a wonderful and rewarding career and I couldn't have asked for more. On top of it all, your mother and I will enjoy a pension and other benefits from IBM for the rest of our lives. Now that I am moving on to another company and career, I wanted you to know that I will forever have IBM blue coursing through my veins. Eventhough I had the opportunity, I could not bring myself to interview with a direct IBM competitor during my job search. There will always be a tender spot in my heart for big blue ( I was not paid to post this). Dad