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.
Just Damn.
Why did he leave FreeRepublic?
Why did he leave FR?
I saw that too, but his recent postings don't indicate that, and we're sans Opus to date.
Check out the threads on "WE SHUT DOWN THE BRIDGE."
The festering racism was a last straw. I can only believe he's gone permanently, though there was no opus to let us know for sure.
Mike King Show? C'mon Mike say ain't so!!!!
I sincerely hope he reconsiders and comes back. RDB3 too.
The Stormfronters chased him (and RDB3) off.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1484610/posts
He's just tired, I believe. It's been a rather wrenching time since Katrina.
His words on his about page state:
"I'll be back..."
"Everybody needs a little space...
A little time away from this place,
Where they can have some fun
An' bug no one.
Everybody needs a little space.
"Everybody needs a little space...
To take some time away from the human race;
I'll take a run
And have some fun.
Everybody needs a little space..."
I'm afraid you are correct. Dammit! He was one of the people who made FR worthwhile.
I think one is at least gone for good.
We lost two good men, but we get to keep the knuckledraggers. If only it were it the opposite!
Check out this thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1483194/posts
Most people were having fun (the intent of the thread), but many were using ghetto/jive speak to represent Nagin. Do you think that is appropriate? Or would make a black person feel welcome here?
I am glad people are finally speaking out. I figured my sign-up was too recent to say much.
Well I've not been in too many hurricane threads or anything else political so I don't know who's doing the knuckledragging. I did see one person making a reference to liberal freepers getting posts pulled but I bypassed. I'm letting folks say what they want. They usually use up all their rope eventually and go bye-bye.
That's too bad. I just now found out too.
You don't think rdb3 is coming back? :(
Did RDB3 leave? I thought I saw him posting here earlier.
If so, I hope he and Michael King return.
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