Ah, a kindred soul. Thanks, Bill, for those words; they mean a lot to me. As did the great well-wishes from the rest of y'all. As I said at CT, I'll try to pop in from time to time between semesters and on breaks, to say hey and (hopefully) brag about my grades. It'll be hard here, cuz I'm having chip-collecting withdrawal (especially since this is the Year of the Tiger: my year! sigh). But I know this is the right thing to do.

But before I go, I want to show you guys what Michael did for my birthday a couple weeks back. It's the newest iteration of the BearRose Family crest, the image that's on my custom chips. I don't think I've ever gotten a nicer birthday gift. Take care, and happy new year, everyone.