The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

“Hitting the wall” is an expression runners use when they have exhausted themselves and can go no further. Over the years, I’ve heard this expression used for other situations; in my case, it’s work. I have “hit the wall” and written and plan to submit my resignation letter, effective December 31, 2023. Despite fears that my brain will turn to mush, I’ll be bored, have nothing to do, or will eat myself into oblivion. I am ready – I think!

I remember when my father announced we were moving from New York for a warmer climate. His arthritis had become so painful that he drove to work sitting on h...