Peg Life Vol. 35

Ladies and gentlemen, we come to it at last. The final Peg Life. There will be no encore. And though Peg Life may be over, I would quote Alan Moore's seminal work Watchmen by saying, "Nothing ends... Nothing ever ends." The archived volumes of Peg Life can of course still be read at http://peglifeblog.blogspot.com and you will soon be receiving the first email in what I hope will be a long running series entitled The Voice of London. Astute readers will recognize this as another Alan Moore reference, albeit slightly modified. So what to say on this occasion? I hardly know. In twenty-four hours I shall likely be asleep on a plane, leaving behind this city, province, country, continent. I suppose one thing I would like to say is thank you. Thank you to all the people who participated in the merrymaking of this past Saturday and Tuesday. You reminded me of all the reasons I would want to stay. But there comes a time when I must leave Winnipeg to seek adventure and inspiration in far off lands. That time has come once again. As summer recedes and autumn arrives to take its place I leave not just this city but myself. Long in your memories will I remain. New, to new minds will I be. Farewell.

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