I got laid off today from Ihlas. Financial troubles. Happy Ramadan to me. At least I won’t have to put up with the closed cafeteria during the holy month. Today is my last day. Only four hours notice. This place is flying by the seat of its pants too much.
Coincidentally (or perhaps not???) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, the secretary general of NATO, stepped down the same time I was informed of my own departure and I edited a story about it. How fitting, because I had edited so many inane little stories about him giving press conferences where he gave fluffy statements about security issues, organizational news, little NATO memorial ceremonies, etc.
Well Jaap, maybe you and I can drown our pink slip sorrows in Amstel Lights in The Hague.
Oops, your departure was planned…nevermind!