Hey, folks, real quick before we get started, yes, this is Mike's last episode. He, in fact, left Austin the day after we recorded this. It was really sad to see him go. And one thing I forgot to mention during this episode is we'll be taking two weeks off after this. I kept trying to remind myself to say that at some point, but as you can tell,

things were a little bit drunk and messy and emotional and, you know, a little unplanned.

So I forgot to mention that we're taking two weeks off after this. Now, part of what I'm doing

during those two weeks is looking for new hosts for

the show. I still want four people in this room. I still want to do all of this in person,

because to me, that's kind of where the energy of the show is at. So we're going to take a couple of

weeks, look at our options, regroup, and when we come back, we'll hopefully have a better idea of where we're going to take a couple of weeks, look at our options, regroup, and when we come back,

we'll hopefully have a better idea of where we're going.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy this episode.

We sure did recording it, and you'll hear from us again in two weeks.

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Because drinking beer is fun,

and a beer podcast should be too.

Thank you. Beer is fun, and a beer podcast should be too. This weekend we went to Mike's going away party at his former employer, Lazarus.

Indeed.

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