Looks like it is going to be a good story,ill look foward to hearing more

Yep. A regular Heimdallr he is.

Worth every hair-pulling moment, aren't they?

Ah insanity... my home away from home.
I often regret that we didn't have more children. As much as I fretted over the one we have, I really would like to do it all over again.

I know what you mean, Xyon.

Does it help when I tell you that you'll get used to it pretty fast?

And for the "am I really good enough to be a dad" question, don't think twice. After all, you're a mod here, with kindergarten in the basement and all that, you know?

to a 3-kids daddy from a 3-kids daddy

Xyon, you can do it!!!!

Good luck with your new addition to the family, may your children grow up to be great people, and even better orbinauts!

That's usually orb. Sometimes I swear he's just a vbulletin hack posing as an administrator. The man just sits listening to the GET requests coming into the server, waiting for the ones that don't add up quite right... 0-second response time.

In complete agreement with ky: an excellent installment!

The pictures on this blog really should be censored.

I'll be honest on this point - signing in has become more enjoyable since leaving the staff, and thus losing the ability to see the basement.

It's great to see you happy with your moderating duties, and great to see a clean, spam/flame-free forum (haven't had more than a few twitches from the mod-senses, 90% regarding oversized signatures...you fellows are fast as always.)

Great post, and I completely agree that this is a wonderful community.

Thank you!

I kinda hit a bit of a wall with this one at first. I hate writer's block with a passion . . . but I was able to work with this one.

Don't worry -- there's still more in my head that needs to come out; I'm not done with this series yet.

Another great chapter!

Hey just know that all your efforts (all the staff) don't go unnoticed and unappreciated. Here's to you!

It seems like you have a busy life. Xyon. Remember, family is very important, and so is your orbiter time. Don't let them conflict though.

Have a good life, and if you need to take a break, go for it. You've more than earned some PTO.

SE

To make you feel even worse... I spent years saving my money so I had enough to buy, but then at the last minute, my grandparents found out I was buying a computer and contributed almost 2/3 of the cost.

So maybe go wink to your grandma

Tut! We are a green forum, can't have pollution reaching the upper levels of the forum.

Great post Xyon. From my point of view it's humbling to be a part of the staff and fantastic to be part of the community as a whole.

Right on! (In fact, OF is one of the very few net sites I have "keep me signed in" checked for... )

What about installing some Admiralty three-drum boilers in the Bacement for powering the server?

Definitely!