Thanks for the kind words, everyone.
I apologise if anyone feels slighted by my lack of a parting post ... to be honest, I had a lot of mixed feelings about leaving, and thought a parting post might be too much for me at the time. My reasons for leaving were largely pragmatic - the US gov'ts attack on the industry, combined with their attack on your currency, made the prospect of working in this business in the near- to mid-term rather bleak for me. Plus it's nice to be getting out of the house every day again.
I loved working here - especially organising the Bash (which I so far plan to attend again this year) - and I miss the banter in the BR with everyone. This was a pretty great crew to work with, for sure.
As for the future, at the moment I'm taking a rapid-fire post-grad in internet marketing, but am now reconsidering working in business at all. I'm thinking I could go back to school, change direction completely - I'm giving nursing some pretty serious consideration. We'll see.
Darryl, I will most certainly still be around in poli. I've been lurking there pretty well every day since I left. The SELL! thread is a must-read every morning and night.
Also ...
Go Ron Paul!
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