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04/28/2004 Archived Entry: "Two Week's Notice"

Posted by steve @ 03:59 AM EST [Link]

SAD HAPPY NEWS: James Ruhland, an ESR contributor who is better known for his great blog Porphyrogenitus, will be leaving the blog world in two weeks to go into the U.S. Army.

The internet has been a blessing for me. I have more people who I consider friends who I have never seen than those who I have. In part that is because of where I live, out in the boonies. There are few people here, and even fewer who share my interests. But in large part it's because I'm introverted and shy until I get to know someone. The thing I'm going to miss most of all is interacting with people on the internet. When I was in Basic last time around, in '88, there wasn't that (or I wasn't really aware of it, anyhow) so I didn't miss its absence. I'm pretty confident that Basic isn't going to be a problem - I still remember a lot from before. I'm looking forward to the Army and I should have gone in years ago. As I wrote when I announced signing up, a lot of things held me back over the years, some significant and others in retrospect less so. Giving this up, even for two or four months, was one of those mental blocks. There are people out there who I game and chat with who I'm going to miss in the interim.

We'll miss you James, but are also proud of you.

Replies: 2 comments

James, I wish you Godspeed and good luck.

Posted by cb @ 04/28/2004 10:06 AM EST

Best of luck and God bless you, James.

Posted by W. James Antle III @ 04/29/2004 12:10 AM EST