Whatever will NASA do?

Charlie has left and gone away, headed up north to Olympia. I'm happy that he's found a place of employment that knows what he's worth. At the same time, I'm sad to see my friend go. I owe him a debt of gratitiude for welcoming me over so often, especially when he was tinkering with the toys.

Moreover, without him I probably would have never gotten the MG back on the road again. Despite the continual frustration of owning an MG, that car has brought a great deal of joy into my life. Driving it is really nice. The feeling of nostalgia for the days that my father drove me around in my youth has been rekindled (and I now drive him in it). But more than all this, that car has brought me closer to my friends and helped me to meet all sorts of new, admittedly crazy, friends. And none of it would have been possible without Charlie.

It won't be the same around here without him. I wish him well and hope see him again soon.