Au Revoir
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
Albert Einstein
All good things must come to an end. And thusly, it’s with mixed feelings that I’m announcing my departure from PokerWorks.
It’s bittersweet. We were fully expecting this to be a long-term play but between the UIGEA & Google issues, it simply ended up being a case of bad timing.
End of story.
So I must thank Linda, my blogmother, for the opportunity to come here and write. It was an honour and I’m lucky to have her as a colleague and friend. I’m also bummed to be leaving all the heavyweight bloggers collected here under the PW umbrella. Lord knows I’ll be coming here to read them.
But for now, I’m heading back to the familiar confines of Guinness and Poker.
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February 26th, 2007 at 8:28 pm
If you’re afraid of prosecution because you accept money from a site that promotes gambling, your readers would appreciate it if you said so.
Should other bloggers also be worried? I’d like to hear more.
February 26th, 2007 at 8:52 pm
See you back at G & P, friend. Cheers.
February 26th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Sorry to see you go, little man. Good luck!
February 27th, 2007 at 12:34 am
Wow. Too bad this didn’t work out for you, but it’ll be nice to have you back in the "familiar confines of G&P". After years of reading you there, this didn’t have quite the same comfortable atmosphere. And Guiness and Poker is Iggy’s place, damnit! Not so this spot, where you were just one of many bloggers. Good luck.
February 27th, 2007 at 12:36 am
Bummer. Back to ubering over at the old homestead.
Gnome - I don’t have any insight into Iggy’s departure from these pages, but I have no worries about working for Pokerworks or accepting money directly from the online sites that advertise on my blog. I feel that we’re way too small fish to concern the DOJ. But that’s just my opinion and everyone should behave in the manner they see fit.
February 27th, 2007 at 9:06 am
sorry to see you go iggy.
anyone willing to take the time to explain the role google plays in this?
February 27th, 2007 at 9:19 am
Geeze, having moistened my pillow once again with teardrops salty with loss, I’ll take this time to bid a fond farewell, again, to my little buddy…
He was my inspiration, my guiding star. I’ll never forget looking down and seeing that impish smile for the first time…
What? He’s not…? Just leaving?
Oh. Fine.
See ya’.
February 27th, 2007 at 11:02 am
Good Job returning to G&P you sellout… at least you came to your senses.. heh.. Just kidding Linda!!! I love your site!!!
February 27th, 2007 at 11:45 am
Damn Google thugs! G&P is the place for Iggy anyway. Now, can we recommence the Ubers?
February 27th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
Couldn’t read your Pokerworks stuff from work anyway - even with the RSS. I could get the first few lines, but that’s it. I even tried editing the feed. I guess I’m not the geek I thought I was.
I can read G&P from work - and even see the freaky pics! Welcome back.
-DrC
PS. I agree with Gnome - if you are moving because of fear of prosecution, we’d like to know.
February 28th, 2007 at 9:30 am
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.
February 28th, 2007 at 10:12 am
thanks all - appreciate the condolences.
gnome & doc: had absolutely nothing to do with it. was pure economics. go hit linda’s post and comments if you want a little more insight.
March 1st, 2007 at 3:10 pm
sigh
March 2nd, 2007 at 11:43 pm
YAY!!!