Life is Weird

Yes, it is.

Today's headline is an excerpt from the closing line of Biloxi Blues, a Mike Nichols' 1988 comedy film based on a semi-autobiographical Neil Simon play of the same name.

How would we know?

Oh, we tuned in to the last hour or so of the movie at about 2:00 or so in the morning after we realized we were both wide awake.

(Hmmm. A little stress will do that.)

But, watching 20-year-old movies in the wee hours? Now, that sounds like a sabbatical!

At the end of the film, Matthew Broderick declares, "Life is weird, you know?" as he talks about seemingly insignificant happenings and relationships that became cherished memories of a lifetime.

We looked at each other in the bleary pre-dawn hours. And, we agreed.

Life IS weird.

Turns out, our ex-employer, of all people, has actually pushed our fulltiming dream along in the final stretch. We got what we wanted. And then some.

Of course, we had to swallow the cold hard fact that they were willing to live without us. But, you know what? A "right back at ya" applies here, too.

The bottom line remains the same. We're really outta here. Soon!

In the last 24 hours or so, we've started "spreading the news" of our very future plans. People who didn't know are excited. People who did, including you - our loyal readers - have provided much appreciated words of encouragement.

Thank you.