We're Done

Gee, this is sudden.

With the book more or less closed on Manitoba's 2010 civic election and most of the post-mortems complete, it seems like a good time to do something that's been lurking in the back of my mind for some time, and close down this corner of the inter-web.

Yes, at this point I realize I have become like the Brett Favre of the local blogosphere (minus the poorly considered voice mails/inappropriate pics) with my frequent interruptions of service, followed by an inevitable return behind the keyboard. But this time, it's permanent, and it's for real. And despite all the nice comments, emails, Facebook messages, etc., that you sent the last time I threatened to hang up my keyboard, I'm not changing my mind this time. I do appreciate the sentiments, and I'm glad my efforts mean what they do to some of you, but it's time for me to focus on other things. (And no, that doesn't include joining the rest of the local Twitter-ati: Endless Spin won't find new life as a microblog).

Thank you for reading this for the past five years. This has wildly exceeded my initially modest expectations, and I appreciate that so many of you care. Even if you hated what I had to say or vehemently disagreed, I respect the fact that we could engage in these discussions.

So with that, farewell, local blogosphere. Of course, I'll still be reading - and I encourage you to read the blogs listed in the sidebar, as they're excellent - and I'll still be engaged, but from the sidelines.

All the best,

Curtis