While I hate to be a follower, I'm going to cue off of stomachmonkey's lead and take a break from this place. I certainly value many of you as close friends, and will likely pop up briefly from time to time. But the tone and rancor has become draining and I'm finding that the shrill threads vastly outnumber the fun ones. Obviously I have spent a lot of time around this place over the past 7 years, and because of that and my resulting emotional investment, the ebb and flow here does actually affect me. A quick scan of the front page yields a predominance of Obama this and political that...it's just too much. I've got a thick skin, but sometimes just stepping outside for some fresh air is a better answer.
As always, if you have a problem with a post hit the "report to moderator" button and I'll deal with it (along with Z). But don't expect me to see anything on a day-to-day basis. And you can always get ahold of me by email, pm, or via my nostatic site.
If someone manages to organize either a SoCal gettogether or another Ultimate Pelican Meet, I'm certainly up for that. I think I'd prefer chatting over a beer to seeing the same tripe in text over and over and over...
cheers, and I'm being careful not to let the screen door hit me on the way out
