Thanks for the memories, Marquis

After 17 seasons as a Major League baseball player and nearly one year as the inspiration for a blog, Marquis Grissom retired from the game of baseball on Tuesday. He will be sorely missed, but at least he might have more free time with which to Google himself and find this blog. If you read this Marquis, don't hesitate to contact me.

"I'm at peace with myself. I'm happy," Grissom said. "I feel like the whole world has been lifted off my shoulders."

Oddly enough, this is exactly what I said when I started this blog. I was ecstatic that I could tell a medium-sized group of people anything I wanted to about my life or the world at large without having to call all of them.