The job that made life worth living, that MIT kicked me out of, ended on June 3; on June 13 my former supervisor sent me a card, signed by everyone on the team, featuring vague wishes: "I wish you all the best" "Best wishes for your future endeavors" "Best wishes and good health" -

Oh, and "thanks," too: "We appreciate all you've done for the MIT Libraries" (If you appreciated it, WHY DIDN'T YOU KEEP ME???!!!) And from the supervisor herself, "Thank you so much for all your dedicated hard work over the years (YES, I WAS DEDICATED - AND WHERE DID IT GET ME??!)

It comes back to the New Yorker cartoon: