Doug,
I’m delighted to have the opportunity to congratulate you on your very well deserved retirement! Félicitations!!
It’s hard to imagine you retiring since you’ve always been a part of linguistics, or at least a part of my linguistics journey. As a graduate student, you were a mythical linguistics giant to me, with your research always on my required reading lists. Then, when I first met you at MOT, in Montreal I believe, I was surprised at how kind and friendly you were, not the scary mythical creature I had conjured up — though the “Linguistics giant” part remained, of course!
I feel so fortunate to have gotten to know you and Anne-Marie and look forward to following your adventures online. Please know that if you are ever near Columbus, there is a guest room waiting for you, though with not quite the same view as we had when you visited us in NZ!
Wishing you all the very best,
Beth
