It's been great, and it's been real. And like all good things, must come to a close.

To Dean, a whopping huge thank you! Posting here has been educational, and definitely fun. I appreciate the use of your dedicated and lively forum.

Casey, you rascal- your shout out was great! I'm sure dowingba and Lisa appreciated it as well. Very creative.

Lisa and dowingba- excellent posts as well. I enjoyed your perspectives.

And to the readers, thanks for reading and commenting. It was a pleasure hearing your thoughts on all the guest posts; you're a thoughtful bunch, to say the least. As Robert Heinlein said, "...brainpower is the scarcest commodity and the only one of real value. "

With that, I bid you good night!