"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." TR

We all have huge flaws as a human beings, for we suffer from that universal failing, being human. I think that I could walk out my front door turn left and give someone fifty cents and get them to come up with a list of failings that are both meritorious in their content and have a certain amount of validity. I think that is nearly true for everyone. Only a couple of people I know are truly perfect, at least in their own minds. It is easy to be critical. It doesn't cost very much to pick someone a part and lots of people want to do it. In fact, if I turn around with a blindfold on, I could probably find fifteen new critics of everything or everyone without looking very hard. The same can be said with coming up with reasons why something wont work. Sure, there is a chance of failure, maybe even a big chance. Everything can (and probably will at some point) fail. Easy to point out how the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly.

However, every once in a while, you find someone that is working hard to advance the ball and that has far more positive things to say. This kind of person looks for reasons to succeed, ways to find the best parts of everybody and strives hard to achieve. Next week Sun loses one of these folks. Joe is off to follow his heart and work with wood. I can't help but wish him the best of luck. He is one of those folks that you literally can't replace. Sure, I can find someone to write code like he can. I can't find his spirit, good nature, and can do attitude. This is a big loss.

Best of luck Joe!