Thanks guys. I think I'm really going to like it. Along with the higher paycheck, the job seems to feature excellent equipment, plenty of interesting work, a well-organized development process, and a good, energetic group of people to work with.

At the previous company, several project managers asked if I would consider staying... they all think I did good work. I know I could have done better, and I shall do better this time around, but it's still good to know. No regrets, but I see opportunities ahead to do a lot better than ever before.

And I was not dropped off by aliens. I was almost certainly dropped off by a woman whose name I learned this weekend. The investigator should have definite confirmation this week, then give me the contact information.

Soon I'll know. But it's too bad I wasn't dropped off by aliens from whom I inherited secret alien powers I've yet to discover \:\) But I shall soon be leaving the Baby Witness Protection Program, and muster every ounce of confidence and charisma I can muster to make a phone call that I've been waiting 30+ years for.

Mrs. Eddie was quite eager to help me celebrate both events. \:\)

Oh yeah, and Agnus Castus apparently passed a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of its effect on PMS according to the National Institutes of Health. She'll definitely be getting a look at that.

a fine and enviable madness, this delusion that all questions have answers, and nothing is beyond the reach of a strong left arm.