Wow, and gahh, I never saw this thread, Joe.  Not sure what to say, even as a past Admin myself of a like forum, and considering the differences in, um... departure.  However, I will say, as Chase has, that I hope you still pop in someplace from time to time to let us know how you and yours are doing out there.  I will also say, as others have, that I wish you the best in anything you do online and in the MC community in general (I've always wished you the best for all the rest of the things in your life).  And finally, you and I have always had our ups and downs (especially all those time when you were just so adamant about being dead wrong... ), but there were far more ups than downs in our relationship... certainly IMO... and you were always one of the funniest posters and PM'ers on the forums, and that's always meant a lot to me.

I pretty much know exactly where you're coming from in terms of the "feel" of the current MC community and MC writing and all and why you've stepped away from your position, too, and am happy you got to leave on your own terms and at the time of your own choosing.  But again, here's hoping you'll still be around some, as it just wouldn't be remotely the same without you being around here some, as I've been reading/hearing your, um... dulcet tones (and tomes) around these parts for what... maybe 17 years?  That's a long time in today's world.

Ya done good, have been a big part of our community(s) for a long time, thanks for the memories, and good luck to you. 

      Jo

I've told Joe elsewhere, but I'd be remiss if I didn't say so publicly- you will be missed! Words can't really express how we've had about fourteen years of association, at times closer than others, and the online friends (co-inhabitants? acquaintances? etc...) come and go. I do hope you'll stick around, as you say, out of muscle memory, if nothing else. There will always be baseball to talk about, and movies, and all the other stuff. I myself only read a modicum off MC stuff anymore, and haven't written a word of it in a few years.  But, there's always something that will draw  folks in, and hope we'll be around to cater to the fetish, since fact is, the idea of control and the loss of it (and the giving of it) is as old as time.

Fair journeys, Joe, and as mentioned, hope they bring you back around the bend now and then.

May your future endeavors fill your soul with glee, and thanks.

We'll always have boobs, Joe.