Every time I do one of these, it gets fabulously longer to write.

The first and most obvious person that I have to that is @TheSparkyDee for being an awesome Co-GM. Sparky, you're so energetic and enthusiastic and just an easy guy to talk to, whether it's about my day or what we need to do for St. Louis. This job and our team has gotten so much better with what you've brought to the table. Thank you.

Secondly would be our War Room in St. Louis; @rum_ham, @JKortesi81, @Rancidbudgie, @Urq660, @By-Tor, @CptSquall, @EricNCSU, @fishy, @TML99, and @Jackers41, y'all are a bunch of awesome dudes. I really appreciate all that you do, from moral support to testing to scouting. I really hope all of you know how important you are, even in small ways, to everything we do and everything we've done in St. Louis. From the bottom of my heart and leaving plenty more to be said, thank you.

Special thank you to @ml002 and @UrsinZ for being awesome people and great GMs to play for. It's been such a great thing to be in Toronto and I'm glad you guys keep me around. Of course it goes without saying that everybody past and present that I've gotten to know in or through Toronto has been a fantastic human (and goose), and I've been very happy to get to chat and experience the league with them on a regular basis. Squally, @Carpy48, @Mika_Kandinsky, @Rich, @Dextaria, @notoriousTRON, @charlieconway, @Moreorless89, @SFresh3, @StamkosFan, @Tylar, @kentakira, @Memento Mori, @gucci, @Raven, @CD12 @gurbs, @Tayjay, @Kyamprac, and who could forget @honkerrs. Man, I'm glad I'm not actually reading these out loud, 'cause that's a lot of names, but they're all brilliant so I would anyway if the situation called for it. I'm still so happy to be in Toronto, and each one of these people has had a part to play in this experience and I'm happy to have shared any amount of time with them at all.

To the Scarecrows, past and present, that I've gotten to play with and work with, thank you! You all have been exceptional in putting up with our bad times and working to build something better. Part of why it's easy to want to keep going is that I've gotten or I get to work with all of you wonderful people. So, thank you for that. To the current team, @Asked Madden, Gucci and By-Tor, @Mooty99, Jackers, @fever95, @bjkman, @Nhlbeastmode_7777, Urq, CD12, @Faded, @SilverCannon, @LairdButler, @Serpe x 13, @ZootTX, @Jonny Tsunami, you guys have done so much whether you realize it or not by coming together as this team. Three seasons ago, the locker room culture that all of you and our WR guys bring in was such a rapidly-fading memory. Thank you for helping me and Sparky rebuild our locker room culture. Let's go win a Cup.

To the Junior GMs and Head Office, I don't think I would have stayed in my position as long as I have without y'all. Each and every one of you is just the best to work with and has made it fun to be a J GM even through some really shit times with the team and IRL. In some way or another, a lot of you have been a part of my experience with the league since Day 1, and I'm very happy to know and get to work with all of you. I can't thank you all enough for that. @BadWolf, @ACapitalChicago, @FuzzSHL, @Inf1d3l, @Fluw, @Citizen of Adraa, @Festinator, Sparky, @Gumbaman, @AgentSmith630, @Kalakar, @Ace, @marco999, @Gwdjohnson, @Wearingabear, @sve7en, @Mazatt, @Jumbobone19, @Ruggsy, @Mutedfaith, @Halkohol, @Naosu, @trashae, @Toast, @SouthPaw, @SecondSucks22, @sköldpaddor, @Nhamlet, @juke, @Evok, @Faelax, Dex, and @Pythonic. Additional thanks to a few people it was hard to say goodbyes to in GM chat; @RedCapeDiver, @SpartanGibbles, @CementHands, @Katth, @Zomp, @boom, @overdoo, @Jearim, @Nokazoa, @"luketd", and @nour. 

Team USA, what a bunch a guys. All of you are awesome! I think the big dudes that I really appreciate having gotten to play and talk with and who I haven't mentioned yet are @Scrufdaddy, @Geekusoid, @Julio Tokolosh, and @MrStennett. Let's win gold! USA! USA! USA!

Miscellaneous ISFL thanks goes out to Kya, Zoot, Madden, Gucci, Gumba, @r0tzbua, @zaynzk, @Amidships, @Rev, @inverted, @Amidships, and @yonggarius. All of y'all have been great to interact with in both leagues. Most of you were also instrumental in bringing me to the ISFL on top of making my SHL experience richer. Y'all are great!

I don't think I missed anybody. If I did, I apologize. It's probably due to volume because, holy shit, I have a lot of people to appreciate and be thankful for. Sim leagues, especially the SHL, have taken up a lot of my free time (which has been especially plentiful through 2020 and 2021 thus far) since I joined in November 2019. Getting to know so many awesome people has kept me going and will keep me coming back.