I want to thank you all for your many congratulations and well wishes. This has all happened so quickly that I haven't even had a moment to catch my breath. I've received so many PMs that I haven't even had time to read them all. I'm overwelmed. Gia even offered to blow me. What can I say?

My jealous XPT detractors are legion and many have been very vocal. Through it all I continued to believe in myself and my own ability. I want to credit my father for inspiring me to never give up. I also want to thank all of you who recognized my potential early on. To certain senior posters that have treated me with contempt, I want you to know that I never took in personally and I understand. You know, when Mickey Mantle was a rookie with the Yankees, several over-the-hill teammates refused to talk to him for an entire season. That's human nature. Not everyone can be a star. We are complicated birds.

I don't want to bore you all with another sports analogy, but I'm also reminded of former world number one tennis player Andre Agassi. He was a top player for years, but never silenced his critics until he finally won his first Grand Slam tournament. In snuffing out an XPT poster like Crocodile, I feel I've reached a similar milestone. Yes, I've been banned and unbanned before, but so has everyone who's anyone on XPT. I know Crocodile was a raging mediocrity and most of his posts were boring and anemic, but the volume is the thing. He had over 1000 lame posts in a year and a half and I ended it. No one can deny my greatness any longer. Gosh, I'm so happy. It's all me!