I'm in the same boat folks. Shame we can't communicate more as was the original goal for both of us! Oh well, now that we are commoners, it really isn't so bad. We get 2 - 15min. coffee breaks while we sort through all the mail in the Mail Room from all over the world. Boring & yet it has its interesting moments.
Life goes on - in a much simpler vein! At least we don't have any bombs going off in the distance the way they have in war -torn areas like Iraq! It's good to be humble & appreciative of the simple life!