You know, there are people around us here, and I mean literally around us, whom I think we should thank as well. They're the people who sit behind us. They put on a brave face when we say something stupid, and they are delighted when we say something smart. Either way, usually the smart stuff comes from them, and usually the stupid stuff comes from my knee-jerk reactions, more than anything else.
Thank you, staff, for doing that. I say that with the utmost reverence toward staff, because they're the blocks that support us.
To my current staff, Courtney, thank you.
To my former staff, David, thank you.
The fact that he's still sitting here blows my mind. It blows everyone's mind, I guess.