Today is a good day to move on

Richmond, Virginia -- February 1, 2007

The time has come to move on and after today I will seldom (if ever) update RD again.

My decision to move on is being driven primarily by a change in my employment status: I have accepted a very lucrative job offer out of state and I will be moving, leaving Richmond, in the next ten days. I could prolong the goodbye a bit longer, but I really need to pack up my apartment and plan my move.

A secondary consideration is the crumbling condition of the Blogger platform. As Blogger rolled over from Blogger Classic to Blogger Beta I found myself locked out of my own Blogger account. Given that I had already decided to retire in the next week, I am not strongly motivated to solve the problem with my Blogger account.

My new job is quite simply an offer I cannot refuse: a generous paycheck doing something I am very good at and enjoy doing. I intend to focus my energies on this new opportunity.

I will not be taking the site down immediately--many of my old posts continue to generate hits and Google Adsense income. The site will come down when the hit count declines and the revenue dries up. In the future my political activity in Virginia will be limited to the strategic use of my checkbook.

I have enjoyed meeting many of my blogging colleagues and I wish you all well as you continue our many-sided discussion. Remember my advice: If everyone does their little bit, things will work out all right.