It’s Official (Weeknote No. 26-27)

Here’s what happened during the week of June 29 to July 5, 2026.

My Last Week of Full Time Office Work

After years of planning and months of counting down, my retirement from full time work finally arrived! I hadn’t thought about how the week would play out, so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised that is was a strange week.

Monday was sort of a normal day. I worked from home, as I had done for most of the last nine years. I say “worked” here, but my calendar had opening a lot so there were a couple of meetings and that’s about it.
I went into the office in Tuesday for a few more meetings, but mostly because there was to be a happy hour in my honor at a local place called Pins Mechanical. There was a nice turnout and I got to tell some stories and enjoy the company of colleagues and friends over beers.
I hadn’t been planning to go into the office on Wednesday, but the boss man told me at happy hour that I should bring my laptop in and that I could finish the week early. No problem, I said. There was one important meeting I needed to take, and a raft of emails I wanted to send. The emails ended up being harder to write owing to some unanticipated emotional entanglements. But I got it done and was out the door by 11:00 AM.

Last Time Leaving

I spent the day Thursday eating. Breakfast with my daughter, who was about to leave for the weekend, and whom I would not see again for more than a week. Lunch with a colleague who has been with me on some huge projects. Dinner with another colleague who has become a friend outside the office.
While Friday should have been my last day, it was instead of day of getting chores done around the house in preparation for my going away for a month. Cleaning, packing, etc. etc.
On **Saturday I wrote the obligatory LinkedIn post. I got quite a few very nice messages in reply. If you happen to be on LinkedIn and would like to connect, visit my profile and message me.

Other Happenings

Ham Radio highlight of the week: my new QSL cards arrived.
On Sunday I arrived in Tucson. (Yes, it’s hot.) I flew Colorado One from Las Vegas to Tucson. I wasn’t able to get a picture, but I did snap one of the winglets.

Watched

Listening

The Bear - Final Season soundtrack by Christian Lundberg. I’m completely obsessed with this soundtrack. “Honey” could be another iconic track.

Reading

“Home Alone” by Harald. I feel this.
“America’s Wrecking-ball revolution” from The Economist

Thanks for all the well wishes. Talk to you again next week!