So long Farewell Auf Wiedersehen, well not totally

As has been apparent to even casual observers, my interest in the day to day operations here at Banana Slug has waned considerably over the past several months.
While it has always been fits and starts here, I have realized I no longer have the will to continue this venture; it has been five years and while I’ve enjoyed having this particular portal on the intertubes the site kind of spun away from what I’d originally intended and took on a more political flavor than I would have preferred.
We had some fun in that vein for a bit and I’m certainly guilty of beating on the comedic dead horse that was George W. Bush, but I’ve grown tired of the rancor and with the new administration (for all their faults) I don’t feel so angry I want to vomit blood continuously anymore.
And that's a good thing.
Certainly we tried to get past it here and continue soldiering on in a different direction but honestly this site has its own I don’t know what (that’s from the French, kiddies) and everything has felt a bit forced.
So I stopped, reassessed, and worked on some other projects. I went to France. I ate some really good triple chocolate Klondikes. I let my beard grow out (for what it’s worth I looked rather Amish) and took up yodeling.
And then after much discussion between figu7es, sslugger and the rest of the editorial board we agreed it was time to put Banana Slug into mothballs for the time being.
This wasn’t an easy choice as a number of people have put a lot of work into this over the years and I personally have expended a great deal of effort in trying to bring the funny to the three or four people that trip over this site seeking to feed their disturbing gliemizes fetishes. Plus, this obviously a labor of love as it were, since it certainly has never been a paying gig, so I’m a bit saddened it will be going away.
We’ll keep the archives up, but Banana Slug is officially no more for the time being.
We want to offer a huge thanks to all those who have read us over the years (and it’s a surprising number frankly, given the unremittingly poor quality of the work).
Now are you ready for the really bad news?
We are starting over at some new digs.
And we are taking Mr. Laughing Wolf with us. Not only has he been indispensable in handling the heavy lifting while I moldered in existential crisis, he’s damn funny in his own right. Plus he thought up one of the new names and we already owe him $18 and don’t want to pay.
So, please visit us shortly at our new homes (did he say homes? As in plural? Okay, so the idiot can’t keep up one web site but thinks he’ll do better with two? Dumbass):
Cheeky Monkey, which should answer the ages old question, WTF? Our thanks to laughing wolf for the name and for his continued contributions, whatever they may be.
and Well Hanged, where we will attempt to dissect the human condition, drink lots of coffee (or diet Coke) and perhaps post some short fiction now and again.

Why exactly do I think I will keep up two web sites when I can barely function on one?
Frankly, I don’t know. But it seems worth a try.

We should be open for business at both some time shortly. If we have any readers remaining I hope you will all consider a visit.
Until then, goodbye and thank you; this has been a lot of fun.