Due to circumstances beyond me..Meself and Herself need to get together.I realy have to get away from the girls I know in the real world, the mindless bodies, and then the minds who live in the beauty of the Mind.
Love to all.
One year and a day..Il’l be back ..
Till then..Mwah
Slan.
D. 
You will be much missed, dubh. Hard to imagine C&F without you, but take care of what needs caring for, and hurry back!
carrie
Come back when you can mate. You’ll be missed.
Slán go fóill, a chara…
A cryptic departure
I hope that you’re able to work everything out that needs to be worked out, Dub.
I hope we meet again, down the road. 
May the wind shift to your back soon
June 6, 2008. It’s on my calendar. We’ll be looking for you then, if not before.
Oh Mr. D…
master of the quip
and the profound…
C&F will be a poorer place until your return from your sabbatical.
(yes, we will mark the days and hope those days are good ones for you and yours)
I’d be perfectly happy to have you back even if you can’t mate . . . really, you shouldn’t worry about that at all.
Missing you already,
Dubh, your contributions to the board will definitely be missed. May you fare well until your return.
from “The Old Man’s Tale”
Many times during the journey to the Fair we would meet other travellers and we would stop and exchange news and inquire as to the wealth and health of other families. …Many’s the tune I learnt around the campfires that week.
Hope to meet up with you again further down the road…
Hope all turns out well for you in the end… whatever that is. Good luck and be well till you return to us.
I hope your journey brings you to a good place and then
I hope we will see you back here.
Things just won’t be the same without you.
My best wishes to you. Hope to see you back some day.
We’ll miss you Dubh. Take care while you’re away.
I’m looking forward to your return already.
Ach, Dubh, I was asking after you just the other day. Hope you get it sorted out, man. Gie them Laldy!
geesh - I miss you already! 
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take care bro
Goodbye.