I’m taking a bit of a timeout with this particular blog post to step away from all things eBay and share something personal with you all. There is no eBay Inc.-related news in this post so you can stop reading now if you wish…
Last week my Grandpa, a man I’ve loved since before the day I knew what that meant, passed away at the ripe old age of 94. Anyone who knew Jack Newbould would say the same thing; he was truly an amazing, artistic and thoughtful man, and – even in his nineties – a “young soul” that loved his family and loved his music. I will be traveling back to England to be with family and say goodbye to my Grandpa later this week. It will be a celebration of sorts… a celebration of the gift we all got in knowing him and for me, the honor of being able to call him Grandpa… he really was a “Grand Father” in every sense of the word.
I’ve been writing this blog for a year and a half and I’ve clocked over 300 blog posts and almost 3,000 tweets in that time. As you know by now, unless specified otherwise (and you can count those times on your hand), every word is written by me – for better or worse. Therefore, when I am unable to maintain a daily writing routine for you all, the blog gets noticeably quiet. I think maintaining a consistent voice to this blog is critical to its success so bringing in a guest author when I have to be away for a week or two kind of misses the point. After all, despite what some of my detractors may say, this is not intended to be a substitute platform for press releases.
Therefore, over the next two weeks, my blogging activity will be noticeably less than normal. I plan on covering our earnings as usual next Wednesday remotely from the UK and will try and set some stories up ahead of time before I head out. Please remember to check out eBay Connect and the You Say / We Say sections of Ink to keep up to speed on any developments.
I will be leaving on Wednesday, October 14 and returning to the office on Monday, October 26.
Thanks for understanding.
Cheers,
RBH
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