I got a letter today informing me that my employment with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will be terminated as of 31 December 2003 — technically the first time I’ve ever been sacked!

The good news is that I also received a letter of employment from ARTstor, Inc. earlier this week, as we are on the verge of becoming a separate corporate entity in our own right as of 1 January 2004.

As my colleague Emerson pointed out, it was good to receive the offer of employment BEFORE the termination letter!