I just got word today that my friend Ben, that reclusive MSTie and Anglophile, not only has a job and a girlfriend, but a new address.

In SoCal.

And he left early this morning.

And no, according to his friend John, this is not an April Fool’s prank.

Well… I wish him nothing but the best. He could certainly stand some happiness and personal success, after the last half-dozen years or so of not-so-much-fun. Still, I wish I’d at least been there to see him off.

Ah well. Such is life. People move on, hopefully to bigger and better things…