And so it ends

As I begin erasing all evidence that I ever existed at this office, I figure I'd better hang the "closed" sign up... temporarily.

This isn't the end, Freedom Fiends. This is just the beginning of the next stage. The JOGI (and all the new pressures and pains) awaits. The weight of a nowhjere

Odds are I won't be totally gone over the next five days. I'll probably post more than I think...usually works that way.

Regardless, I'm hoping to get some stuff up Monday at the new Bat Time, same Bat Channel.

So, with apologies to the Chairman...

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final posting.
My friends, I'll say it clear,
I'll state my case, with little boasting.

I've blogged a life that's full.
I've railed at each and ev'ry byway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Regrets, I've had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without pre-emption.

I posted each link, and e-mail, too
Each step on the info highway,
But more, much more than this,
I did it my way.

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I wrote it up and sent it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall;
And did it my way.

I've rallied, I've laughed and cried.
I've lost some fights; my share of freedom.
And now, as scars subside,
I file it all up to wisdom.

To think I did all that;
And may I say - not in a shy way,
No, oh no not me,
I did it my way.

For what is a man, what has he got?
If not his rights, then he has naught.
To write the things he truly feels;
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows -
And did it my way!

Stay safe, my friends. Be sure to check out The Shack Monday.

Now I must go as my goodbye luncheon has apparently arrived.