Posted on 09/14/2005 10:39:29 PM PDT by publana
"Goodbye, farewell and amen"
Life's changes are always such that you never expect them, and they take a minute or three to get used to when they occur.
My life is taking a turn now that is forcing me to give up writing Ramblings' Journal.
I've accepted a new position that will preclude me from continuing my writings here. So I'm pulling the plug on R/J in order to focus on the new opportunity that has been placed before me.
Contrary to the opinions of others, I'm not running for office (I don't have the patience), nor am I joining a monastary. But I am turning the page on this chapter of my life, and moving forward. I'm very thankful for the friendships I've developed as a result of the blog, and I'm still going to be around -- you never know when an e-mail from me or a note in your comments section will show up to jab you or give you a thumbs up.
I want to say a special thank you to my Conservative Brotherhood bretheren, and encourage you to take a look at their blogs -- they are each fantastic writers in their own right. Their views are varied and they are each outspoken in their own ways. Their work is beginning to show up elsewhere, which makes me both happy and proud to know them.
The other blogs I've participated in -- Blogcritics and The Dead Pool -- are both worth your time and your thoughts. (Laurence, I'm still in the pool, even though I don't have a bunch of points. And Eric, I'm sorry that I hadn't had the opportunity to do more critiques in the past.)
A huge thank you to the Mu.nu community -- they've been incredibly supportive and fantastic. Pixy, you're the best.
I know I'm forgetting folks, and I apologize to you in advance.
I've asked Pixy to pull the plug next weekend.
Life's changes happen all the time, and for reasons known and unknown. All I can do is to step out on the path that God has lain for me, and know that He is at my side during my journey. I'm also happy to have my wife and my kids with me - they help keep me grounded. After twenty years (it'll be twenty years in a week and a half) of wedded bliss, I'm certainly happy.
Thanks again to everyone. God bless you all, and I'm sure we'll see each other 'round the 'net.
'Bye.
As an opus, I rate this a "1". :-)
durn stimpy!
I was fixin' t'drive up to Ohio, gitcha drunk, an' abduck you down here an' larn ye some sense!
I read that in a Louis L'Amore book years ago. Lota of truth in those words.
okers. it is going up now.
You mind clarifying that statement?
LMAO!
rm hath met the almighty lightning bolt head on.
As an opus, I rate this a "1" too! :-)
"If some people can't stomcach it, then that is their problem."
Funny that you should say this at the end uof your whine.
SO, I'll say to you, if you don't like race baiters to be banned, then don't race bait.
Or, in in other words, If you can't stomach it, it is your problem.
I'm glad to see you back! I missed "dancing" together last night! ;-)
I'm glad you are back too!
I would never submit an opus because I know I'd be back here in a hot second.
Mine too. But Torie has promised to write on for me when the Lord calls me home. Can't wait.?! :-}
LOL!
I'm glad to see that you're back, cyborg.
Yeah, I just posted a slap at him before I knew he'd been banned.
Wow, after a nap and a day at work, I come back to find this little thread has had a marvelous impact. it's good to see you guys.
I know they're tacky, but they're so much fun to rate. Yours would be a work of art, I'm sure.
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