I Just Looked at the Calendar

and at the urging of my friends I've declared a new national holiday -
October 8th - FREEDOM FROM SWISS OPPRESSION DAY!
My last day running the US division of a Swiss owned company! And best of all - this year it just happens to fall on a legit holiday for our company - Columbus Day - seems right somehow - ol'Chris set off to discover new worlds and I'll be doing somewhat the same thing. Thank God no real boats will be involved - I do have a problem with seasickness. No Dramamine required for this voyage though. I will officially set course in a whole new direction and I'm thinking a party is in order to celebrate!

It is done

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step." MLK Jr
I took that first step - scary at this stage in my career, but it was something that I couldn't put off. I had done everything I could for everyone else in the company, and now I needed to take care of me. And strange as that may seem - that meant jumping off that bridge and leaping headfirst into the great unknown. Now, I'm not sure that I'm really all that afraid. I have - up to this point - always landed on my feet. Even when the odds were stacked against me. This time - I'm going out the door with a wealth of experience and good will from colleagues. Something will come. When one door closes, another opens. I do believe that. And I believe that my work is far from finished. But I do need a break. So, once I finish up all the loose ends - I will have that break. At long last.
"Take the first step in faith."