Tuesday, November 15, 2016

SAR #THE LAST

"That's all, folks!"


34 comments:

Julia said...

So long, and thanks for all the fish

Unknown said...

Another great blog bites the dust. Happy days to you.

Dan Kallem said...

Thank you so much, Charles, for the ongoing news and commentary you provided to me and many others through your SAR postings over the years. I will very much miss your outstanding perspective and insights, which I have for some time started my (week)day with. Your retirement will lave a bit of a void, I'm afraid; any suggestions for a replacement?

Best of luck with whatever your future brings...

RedRosa said...

Thank you, you will be missed. Best to you!

Unknown said...

Farewell. Thank you for your humor & insight. You will be missed.

Paul Hubbard said...

Gods above I will miss your writing so much.

Gegner said...

Abba-dee, abba-dee, abba-dee...[ain't complete with out that part!]

Anonymous said...

Farewell friend, it was good to know ye.

Matte Gray said...

I'm crushed.

Unknown said...

Thank you for all of your efforts and thoughts. Please speak with the citizens in your community when you have the chance, they should have the benefit of the bright spot that your insight was for me.
I invite all who would join me to raise their glass, drink deeply and curse the memory of Allen Dulles.

Take care friend.

Robertlowrey.blogspot.com said...

Damn!

Anonymous said...

Take care and thank you

Jesse said...


Thank you.

You have my email address.

Sideline Observer said...

Ciao, old friend. Find peace.

Palolololo said...

Mahalo for all you did.Aloha.

Anonymous said...

And as the last whiff of smoke slowly disappears into the night, another candle helping to light our way wanes & flickers and then goes out...leaving us feeling alone to stumble through the uncertain night that awaits us.

Merci pour tout !

Bonne chance and paix.

paul said...

Thank you for a brilliant site. Nothing quite like it out there. Your gain is our loss.

HD Stearns said...

Thank you for your help .... let us know if there is ever anything we can do for you.

Compound F said...

ckmIII,

You're the best.

From a long-time daily reader who really appreciates your work.

One can understand your lack of further "amusement," but you have shone. And your efforts meant (and still mean) something to me.

You're tops.

Norm


Anonymous said...

Thanks for the blog, it was an excellent morning starter. Best of luck in whatever is next.

Anonymous said...

Sorry to see you go. Enjoying your wit and ability to pierce the bullshit was a morning ritual for me. Hoist a beer and go hiking. Enjoy the trails that you have provided glimpses of for the rest of us.

JoseM said...

"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever."
Lance Armstrong

I don't like you wimping out. Get your keyboard and get back in the struggle against stupidity.

Juandonjuan said...

Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain- Schiller
But you carried your lance with honor. For all of us.
Thank You, and fare well

Anonymous said...

Yours was one of the daily, simpatico voices that kept me from running ranting and screaming into the streets. You may be responsible for what happens. Maybe you aught reconsider.

Demetrius said...

All the very best, you have been an inspiration. Try Youtube, Gracie Fields, "Wish me luck as you wave me goodbye" for an old English style farewell.

mistah charley, ph.d. said...

to everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven

thanks for everything - you will be missed

may you reap your rewards in the next life, or the one after that

mistah charley, ph.d. said...

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dodahman said...

Thanks and no regrets on stopping. You had a good run which we all enjoyed. Best of luck in the future.
Thanks again.

Anonymous said...


So long and thanks... It was a pleasure enjoyed with tea or coffee most mornings over many years.

Anonymous said...

CKM3,

I came to know you via a comment about the closing/reopening of your blog over at Jesse's. Since I have the utmost respect for the integrity of his commentary, I knew your blog would be worth my time. As it turned out your website quickly moved to the very top of my daily website list and I came to love your even-handed daily commentary.

Your return, while short, was consistently brilliant. I just wish I had found you earlier. Best wishes as you turn your sharply focused intellect (and considerable photography skill) to the things that bring joy into your life. Be Well & Have Fun - Every Single Day!

Charles Kingsley Michaelson, III said...

Anony 2.44
Thanks for singling out the photos - the verbiage has always come easy to me, the photography I've had to work at over the years, sharpening both eye and technique through massive amounts of failure. I appreciate your appreciation of my shots, but remember that each one I put on the wall has had ten or twenty or more on the floor.

And First Reader gets immense credit for keeping the quality of the writing towards the top of my ability. He gets a big thanks, too.
- ckm

Unknown said...

how horrible. bad enough to deal with the lunacy of everyday life. now there's no one to say it as well as you.

will miss you, hope you come back one day. will be waiting

love and peace

Unknown said...

Thanks for all you've done for us over the years. It's been enjoyable and enlightening.
Many of your photos have been evocative of the enticement of the "bend around the corner", encouraging us to investigate further.
Much happiness in your future endeavors.


Anonymous said...

Thank you for everything

- Lobo