They thanked me for ‘flying’ with them and to keep up the good blogging.
Fuck I wondered what’s this about?
Some algorithm somewhere was notified of my commencement date, deducted that from today’s and added the resultant number of years to plug into a template email.
I’m pleased to recognise anniversaries, generally personal events. Memories to be cherished.
This is not.
Falls beautifully into the category of, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”
The Hobart Chinaman 
Think of it as having a girlfriend robot.
Then give her a name.
Then write her a poem, you old romantic…