tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618567.post116188019114623157..comments2023-06-13T08:30:51.025-07:00Comments on 59 and Holding (Don't I Wish?): Carlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00140738523399836125noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618567.post-71289429374023293642006-11-17T09:42:00.000-08:002006-11-17T09:42:00.000-08:00Bill - Best Wishes to you, you provided me with so...Bill - Best Wishes to you, you provided me with so much help and good times over the many..many..years of sawmills. For that - which you would share time and time again .. I thank you.. I sincerely wish you a very happy and health retirement years. <br /><br />Your Friend<br />GlendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618567.post-1161997573371749262006-10-27T18:06:00.000-07:002006-10-27T18:06:00.000-07:00Way to go, Bill! We know you are not the kind of g...Way to go, Bill! We know you are not the kind of guy to just sit around, so I'm sure your retirement will bring new adventures and new interests, and maybe even a new wardrobe! (After all, gardening and bowling in tie and wingtips is just not cool!)<BR/><BR/>Tonight we will pour us each a glass of something tasty and drink a toast, "to Bill--job well done."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618567.post-1161972194348129712006-10-27T11:03:00.000-07:002006-10-27T11:03:00.000-07:00Uncle Bill, I'm sitting at my desk wishing that I ...Uncle Bill, <BR/>I'm sitting at my desk wishing that I were retiring today, opting to think of you instead of the budget for next year and a pending real estate transaction and the six things that should have been done yesterday and, and, and...<BR/><BR/>All of those "ands" make me appreciate you all the more today. As a dad, as a husband, as a worker, I know that the road to this day has been a long one. Thanks for being a wonderful role model for me as a father, husband, provider and employee.<BR/><BR/>I wish you all the best in your retirement and the new adventures that are to come.<BR/><BR/>Congratulations! <BR/><BR/>Love, <BR/><BR/>Mark <BR/><BR/>(Kelly, Rebecca and Jonathan send their love and congratulations, too!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29618567.post-1161971895966767472006-10-27T10:58:00.000-07:002006-10-27T10:58:00.000-07:00This was sent via email from our daughter Erica:Th...This was sent via email from our daughter Erica:<BR/>Things about/for work and numbers I learned from my Dad:<BR/><BR/>*\ functions (I can relate to people who remember when Lotus was the spreadsheet of choice.)<BR/><BR/>*Pivot charts are cool. <BR/><BR/>*It takes a lot of time to develop spreadsheets that make sense - but it's easier to pay attention to the details first than when risk become reality. <BR/><BR/>*There are people behind the numbers - stay late to get the payroll done or your small business vendors. <BR/><BR/>*Getting things to balance is an art. <BR/><BR/>*Accounting is logical to a special group of people. <BR/><BR/>*Some people actually read software manuals. <BR/><BR/>*Commuting is terrible, but sometimes you have to suck it up and go over the mountain. <BR/><BR/>*Be nice to everyone.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140738523399836125noreply@blogger.com