The End of an Era

This is a shout-out to cheeseheaddx@yahoo.com, which no longer exists in the Internet world as of 9:59 US Central Time.

You were there for me from the beginning, Deluxe Cheesehead, but it was time for me to move on. I'll never forget all the times we shared, though: Paypal confirmations, answered questions regarding eBay items, saved sent items with school projects and countless spam I never opened (but it still touched us all in some way). I'm eternally grateful for your services in these regards.

But as I grew older I felt we grew apart. Yes, I'm still a Cheesehead and Packer fan through and through; that will never leave me. But I started to realize I didn't need to scream it to the world (or the receiver of my message) every time I had a question regarding an item. There comes a time when a little more professionalism is needed.

So it is with a bittersweet heart I announce the culmination of your technological lifespan and introduce the world to crb1238@yahoo.com. This new address will honor you while upholding the standard you left us. I have already revamped my Gmail account (deleting hundreds of e-mails) as part of this new approach and, sadly, your demise was merely the next logical step.

But your legacy lives on. In addition to residing on the same Web site, memorable e-mails such as "mc 2374," "SA pics," "proj in pdf" and "must read this money tipper" were forwarded to crb1238 just before your termination. You were giving right until the very end; I guess I shouldn't have expected anything less, really.

It's only been a few minutes and already I miss you. This new crb1238 comes complete with weather updates, news feeds, advertisements and even custom colorization. But it feels hallow compared to your no-nonsense presentation of my inbox. I guess I'll accept it eventually, maybe even learn to love it. I'll try, because I know you'd want me to.

And now I say goodbye for the last time, cheeseheaddx. May you find the happiness in the Internet afterlife that you deserve.