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It Was 30 Years Ago Today
I'm celebrating a personal and professional milestone and I thought I'd take a brief moment to share it: Today, July 1, I'm celebrating 30 years of self-employment.
It was July 1, 1976 -- the beginning of a long American bicentennial celebratory weekend -- that I ended the one and only full-time job I've ever had -- working for a small consumer information publishing company in Washington, D.C. -- to strike out on my own. I remember the day well: I took off on my bicycle for the National Mall to watch the ribbon cutting of the brand new National Air & Space Museum. It was the starting point of a journey that has taken me around the world and inside a myriad of companies and organizations working to create a more sustainable future.
It has been an extraordinary ride that gets more so by the week, filled with great satisfaction and fulfillment and countless people I have come to know and love. I'd like to take this brief moment to thank all of you who have been a part of this journey and who have contributed, in ways both large and small, to whatever I've managed to accomplish along the way.
Enough celebrating. It's a holiday weekend once again, filled with family and friends -- and memories of a moment in time that briefly fills my thoughts and my heart with gratitude.
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Are you still biking in D.C.?, Joel. Mom took off on her bike 30 years ago this past month, participating in BikeCentennial. These days, I'm commuting to work daily by bike between Takoma Park and U Street. Also, Mom and I together are annually participating in the New York Jewish Environmental Bike Ride.
Never stop celebrating, Joel. Happy July 1st. And, moreover, Happy Independence Day!
Posted by: Ben | Jul 1, 2006 4:27:42 PM
Congratulations, Joel!
Posted by: Jamais Cascio | Jul 1, 2006 11:15:35 PM
Congrats, Joel!
And remember to read the Declaration of Independence tomorrow -- aloud!
Posted by: Gil Friend | Jul 3, 2006 9:13:48 AM
Well done Joel! I can only hope I've accomplished as much after 30 years of self employment.
Posted by: Chris Bartle | Jul 3, 2006 8:58:27 PM
Joel,
I'll add my congrats on your three decades. I'm a mere rookie at this self-employment thing -- just under four years -- so I'm impressed! Happy Fourth--
/Clint
Posted by: Clint Wilder | Jul 3, 2006 10:36:53 PM
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