Drawing Toward the End of an Era.

It's fair to start this off with the fact that before the end of August, 2010, I will be leaving Trinidad and Tobago. I'll be moving on to Beloit, Wisconsin. There it is.

So, some will ask me 'why' - and there are many reasons. Life has taught me to never do something for a single reason and in this decision - made some months ago - I weighed many things. I'll write of some of the reasons over the course of time on KnowTnT.com and other sites as appropriate.

Suffice to say that I have many good reasons to leave and few good reasons to stay. Professionally, it is not only a no-brainer- it has been a no-brainer for close to a decade.

Like my father before me, there were promises made to me when I came down, some implicit and some explicit. Neither panned out. Later, others made promises both implicit and explicit. Those, too, failed, creating a bed of lies upon which I do not wish to rest any more. In this I go further than my father did.

The experiences haven't all been bad. There have been good times. There have been good experiences. There have been good people. It simply hasn't been sufficient.

So for those of you who did not know, now you know. For those who did know and who honored my request for privacy, you are now off the hook with my deepest thanks with my only request being that if you are trusted with the dates I have set that you say nothing until the dates have passed.

And for those who have been obstacles and hindrances - I bid you adieu and feel sorry that you mistook me for a fellow crab in your cramped barrel.

Exact dates aren't provided for a variety of reasons, some of which I will write after my departure. You just need to know I'm not a fugitive. :-)