# hello all....I've been away for a while...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-all-ive-been-away-for-a-while/55386>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 21, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-all-ive-been-away-for-a-while/55386 "2001-02-21T23:51:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ponch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@ponch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ponch)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-all-ive-been-away-for-a-while/55386/1 "2001-02-21T23:51:15Z")

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I pretty much know nobody missed me, but I figured I should go ahead and make a grand re-entrace…  
What have I been up to?

nothing really, just been trying to ween myself off the internet.

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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2001, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-all-ive-been-away-for-a-while/55386/2 "2001-02-22T01:05:49Z")

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Welcome back! Tell us what you thought of “real life”- I take periodic radical breaks, myself and always find them refreshing.

Zette