After a year and a half of working in close proximity to Jason Bailey he’s left us for TimeIPS; a company responsible for developing “electronic time clocks and attendance systems”. He seemed pretty excited to start work there, so I’m happy for him. Can’t say that I’m entirely excited to no longer have him around, but I guess I’ll try not to be selfish.

I’ve learned a lot from Gumby throughout the time I’ve spent working with him. He was the first person to spend any time explaining MySQL queries to me in depth, and whenever I had a question he most certainly had an answer.

His views on how the web should work are always interesting and well informed, and his passion for his work is unparalleled.

I feel bad for Jeremy and Colt, they have the near impossible task of finding a replacement for more than just a skilled programmer, but a good friend to us all..

This is my thank you Jason, it’s heartfelt and real. Good luck with the new position, and I hope you grab every opportunity that life offers you.

PS – I’ve always called you Gumby to all of my friends because of the AIM icon you used when I first started here.. The one where your chat bubble came out of Pokey’s ass.