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I'm not sure what his current damage is (apparently has something to do with the new website that magically failed to materialize at buzz.mn). Whatever it is, it's just part of a long, slow decline evident to all since The Catrostrophe. His position after the catastrophe is clearly much more demanding, leaving him with less time to do what he does best, obsess over the inconsequential and write charming little anecdotes about his daughter. Even The Diner has suffered. And that, my fellow Americans, is a crime.
We really have to make a place in this world for certain people to entertain themselves and others without the harsh demands of the shareholder looking over their shoulder. As an outside observer and fan I always had the sense of Jasperwood as suburbia's answer to Shangri La. A small piece of safety and quiet perched precariously above that world of sinister intrigue and petty bickering that we know as, well, the world.
But, we must face facts, however unpleasant. Jasperwood has fallen. Alas, Jasperwood has Fallen!
There is nothing left to us but lamentation. And for those sympathetic to Lilek's employers, those who say writing two short columns a week is not a "real job," I ask you, could any rational, bean counter approved business model have produced this?
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