On Day 258, I attended a farewell party for a colleague who just left us for <del>the enemy</del> a competitor.

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Even though <del> sleeping with the enemy</del> working for a competitor is an advantageous career move for him, it stinks for us because 50% of the testosterone on our team has fled.   In addition, we have lost 50% of our Practical Jokes Instigation.  (The other 50% delivered by yours truly, of course.  he he he.)

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He may be saying "goodbye" to us, but he's saying "hello" to a brand new world, and we must cast our selfish motives aside and be happy for him.  And when you're a music geek like me, a Beatles song starts running through your head for a blog post title.

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Soul-scintillating highlights from an Evening of Goodbye/Hello:

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After working together for a few years, there is "work family history".  Which means lots of inside jokes.  Which means laughing until you're crying and your stomach hurts.  :-D

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And then...the "corke

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and Tiffany's eharmony laugh

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laughs until tears