1,
Received a LARGE donation to the GoFundMe account yesterday. Many thanks…I will leave the account open till Friday, but know that it was unexpected, flabbergasting, and most welcome.

That’s all I’m going to say about it here.

2.
As I await my final letter regarding my retirement, I thought it might be valuable to do this — my work history

Newspaper route
Camp counselor/Program director, 4H camp
General factory work, jewelry joint
Maintenance work/private eye — don’t ask!
Third hand /floor worker, woolen mill
Pattern cutter, foam rubber factory
(1972-1981)

General maintenance help/mailroom worker/manager, tech magazine company
(1981-1985)

Supervisor/accuracy control supervisor/training specialist, TJX
Instructional designer, TJX
Loss prevention training specialist/manager, TJX
Senior specialist training and development, TJX
(TJX, 1985-2005)

Freelance training specialist
(variety of places, too many to count; 2006 – 2023)

Training specialist, Arc of Opportunity
(2023-2024)

Years worked: 1972 – 2024 (52 years)

3.
Poet: 1969 – present

4.
Well, damn.

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onward,
T