A fond farewell
Effective today, I will no longer be contributing to Southern Appeal. The blog will continue on without me, and Patrick Carver will continue to serve as SA’s tech guru and administrator.
I will still read SA on a daily basis, and I hope many of you will do so as well. It is a good blog with excellent contributors, and I am confident that they will continue to offer thoughtful opinions on a whole host of topics.
And while I have enjoyed my time at SA, it is time for me to move on. I am in the process of building an appellate practice group at my law firm, working on Karen Handel’s gubernatorial campaign, and, most importantly, spending time with my family. This leaves little time to oversee the operations of a fairly popular blog.
I did consider staying on as a contributor, but then thought better of it. For better or worse, SA has always been my blog (notwithstanding the excellent contributions of others), and I don’t think SA can create a true group identity with me still in the mix.
So, I will take my leave.
I will, however, continue to contribute at First Thoughts and Georgia Appellate Practice, and I hope some of you will stop by these blogs on occasion to pay me a visit.
I want to thank all of SA’s current and former contributors, as well as its many loyal readers over the years. I cannot even begin to describe how much I have enjoyed this virtual gathering place (although I came close in this post). God Bless you all.
Feddie,
As a relatively new regular reader of SA, I’m very sad to hear this news. I enjoy everyone’s posts here, but I’ve always enjoyed yours the most. I suspected something was up though, in that I had not seen any posts from you in the past few months.
I certainly understand the need to devote more time to real life. But if the more important demands on your time (e.g., family and work) ease up at any point down the road, I hope you’ll consider coming back.
Feddie –
Your presence here will indeed be missed, but I wager a fair amount of folks will be following your insight First Thoughts, myself included.
Thank you for your years of efforts, service and dedication. God speed in all your future endeavors.
Good luck, and God bless you. Your insight and your wisdom will be sorely missed.
Thank you for creating this site. Good luck on all your future plans. Your contributions here will be missed.
Well at least you are not shutting the place down like last time! It will not be quite the same without your moral leadership, but so long as you are reading it every day, it is almost like you are still doing it. And I suppose you can always jump back in if things get out of hand.
Good Luck. God Speed.
Best Wishes Feddie. My prayers go with you.
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Feddie,
Thank you for everything. I apologize for not responding sooner — on the road in Canada and camping without internet.
I hope all is well with you, and look forward to hearing about whatever you do next.
Mark