That's really a shame. Of all the colleagues I've had over the years, you still stand out as a beacon of competence, and I learned a ton from both working with

That's really a shame. Of all the colleagues I've had over the years, you still stand out as a beacon of competence, and I learned a ton from both working with you and reading your blog in the years since. Your haters have no idea what they're missing out on :-(