Can I get mushy for a second (again)? I don’t think I’ll ever stop being humbled by the number, variety, and quality of NRO readers. I meet NRO readers in places I would never expect more days than not (both over e-mail and in person, on the checkout line…). And, as Derb says, even when we try, it’s tough to answer all our e-mails, but please know we read them and appreciate them–the criticism, the suggestions, and the kind regards. Just now, even, in a business e-mail, tacked on at the end is, “In any event, keep up the good work. You’re doing a wonderful job and touch more lives than you know.” Thanks, man.

I’m not going to overplay our influence in the world, but thank you all who read–even those of you who are yelling at the screen while reading!–and keep coming back–and take something away from your daily visits with us (a lame joke? a wasted three hours on a ping-ponging link?). And do holler, because we are listening. Your feedback enriches the whole enterprise–I know your e-mails put me in a much better position at the end of the day than I ever was at the beginning. Anyhow, thanks, as Derb says, from all of us.