With sadness, I have made a decision to retire from Bench Sumo. There are just
too many distractions - not all bad ones, but distractions nonetheless - for me
to continue. I've had a number of medical related challenges over the past two
years, including two surgeries and two hospitalizations, and it seems as soon as
one or two are solved, then one or two more crop up. They're not
life-threatening or anything like that, but as I approach the big '7 Oh' this
year, it seems that I can't handle multi-tasking like in the old days. It also
means that my wife and I need (and want) more of each other's time. I also have
become interested in some new pursuits as well, and of course I still have the
SFM gig too, so some things have just got to start coming off the plate.
But it has been fun, especially because - unlike some other outlets for sumo
craziness - things were never taken personally or seriously. Hmm...I did stay
ahead of a certain monkey, didn't I? OOPS!
Well ok, seriously again...I will miss the fun you shared with me, but will
follow your pursuits as I can on the forum and mailing list. Thanks guys!
[For those of you who are not on the big Sumo ML. Apologies to all who get this multiple times] :) The time has come! Some of you already knew this was in...
Sumoans, I would like (or should I say 'not like') to announce that I am retiring for the time being from bench sumo. I have really enjoyed participating and...
Colin H. Martin
chmartin@...
May 6, 2002 12:46 pm
Bench Sumo is sukebee no more. It's with great sadness that I am cutting off my bench topknot. I started my MA in April and along with the full time job, I'm...
John Racine
gaijira@...
Sep 8, 2005 1:12 pm
Gosh!...but I understand. My best to you in RL. Thanks for all your giving and I hope you enjoyed it too. Bolty. ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
... And Bench Sumo loses another faithful old timer. Omedeto to Sukebeejima who got 43 perfect days over 25 Makuuchi basho. My records show that Suke-zeki ...
Jeff Anderson
jeffand@...
Sep 8, 2005 2:28 pm
This is just to formally confirm that I am retiring from Bench Sumo. Three times in a row, outside events have prevented me from registering and I have decided...
dilettante@...
Oct 4, 2005 3:51 pm
Very sorry to see you go. Many thanks for the hard work that you put into the game. There were several bashos when the D2D gyojiing relied heavily on you :-)...
... Sorry to hear that. I hope your situation lightens up in the not-to-distant future and you will be able to return. ... Nothing to forgive. You will...
Joe Klemmer
klemmerj@...
Oct 5, 2005 12:46 pm
Hello Bench-Sumonians! I hereby announce my Intai from Bench Sumo. My interest in Sumo has declined past the last months. I enjoyed this game very much and...
... Best of luck in all your future endeavors. And don't forget that if the Sumo bug should ever bite you again we'll be here. (Wherever that might be) K-jo,...
Kuramarujo
klemmerj@...
Oct 30, 2008 9:31 pm
Best of luck in your future endeavours and don't forget us about us should Sumo return your mind. Sherlockiama aka Bob Hovestadt from chilly New England ... ...
Hello fellows, I want to announce that, after my 10th loss, I've decided to stop Bench-Sumo. Since some basho, I play with not enough "will"... so the road...
It is a sad day fot Bench Sumo and ISI, you will be missed Sakana. Best of luck in your future endeavours, and we'll always have a place for you should you...
... I must've missed this on my recent junket... Sakana-zeki, I'm truly sorry to see you go. I was hoping that with my recent downward trend, that I'd finally...
... ^^ ... Indeed, you did start earlier. Eagle-eyed Jakusotsu also pointed that out to me. You started in Natsu 2004 as sd28e. The 99 date was a copy from...
Sad to see this fish swimming no more in Bench Sumo pool. Thank you for many exciting matchups between us. I'll miss them. All the best, Sakan-San ... ...
You will be missed Colleen (AKA Marushiki) ________________________________ From: Sakana <sakana2k4@...> To: bench_sumo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday,...
Hello Bench Sumoans, With sadness, I have made a decision to retire from Bench Sumo. There are just too many distractions - not all bad ones, but distractions...
woohoo! free promotion! I mean... uh, we'll miss you. Good luck with everything! -nomadwolf ... -- Sent from: Neihu District Taipei City . [Non-text portions...
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