Baseball Imitates Life

The parallels between the Pettitte deal and my own are very striking. Like Andy Pettitte, I'm leaving the only team for which I have played baseball, I mean, worked as a librarian. Family ties played a big part in my decision, like Andy's decision to go to Houston. And, it also appears that less than ideal timing on the part of the home team was a factor in both cases. There the similarities between the institution I am leaving today and the Yankees ends. While the staff here are super-talented, they don't land mega-contracts. And, I'm hard-pressed to say who our George Steinbrenner would be.

Today proves to be surreal, as the last day of employment. There are loose ends, keys to be handed over, cake to be eaten. And finally, beer to be quaffed.