Well My Bags Are Packed...

And I'm ready to go....While there is no taxi blowing his horn, I am finally leaving. No one knows more than I (except maybe the Logical Husband) how painfully long this has been, but this is my last post from within the confines of the Great State of Minnesota.

I just wanted to say a few quick words of thanks to a few important people before I go. First off - to Chief, Andy, Mitch, Nancy Brian and Matt - thanks for asking me to join you on this wild ride (forming True North). It has been a joy and an experience that I will never forget as I have learned so much. To the guys at Anti-Strib - thanks for the outlet for my internal witch and for giving me a larger outlet to talk about the perils of radical Islam. I will still have lots of media bias dispatches from the western frontier...the Salt Lake Trib is almost as biased as our beloved Red Star. To the rest of the MOB and contributors to TN - thank you for making me laugh and making me think. I firmly believe that you are never too old to learn and I seem to learn something new from you all every day. And thank you to Mike, Mark and Claire - the legislative team from Senate District 35. They taught me so much about the inner workings of the legislature and helped this "civilian" understand what it was that they did. To my many friends from the blogosphere and my newsgroups - even though we have not yet met (in person) I cherish your support and your friendship. It's a little ironic that this thing that the experts said would lead to greater isolation has led me to many new and dear friends.

Finally to you - dear readers. When I started blogging two years ago never, in my wildest dreams, imagined anyone would read my ramblings. Your affirmation and criticism and encouragement is driving me to continue to reach for the stars and to continue to try to make a difference in the world. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

I will be on the road for the next three days and after that probably pretty busy unloading and organizing the apartment, so posting will be very light to non-existant until at least Wednesday or Thursday. However, I will still be following Minnesota politics and I will chime in from time to time with my thoughts. Signing off from the southern outpost and I will sign in from the western outpost as soon as I can.