Yes, it is true, I’m leaving Stars and Stripes.
Why? The heat. And I don’t like wearing pants.
It’s been a great ride at Stripes. I’ve learned a lot over the past year and a half and progressed as a journalist. I can’t thank my boss Joe Gromelski enough or my fellow Web staffers like Rick Vasquez, Emily Brown and Mel Bender.
I wouldn’t trade that time for everything. Stripes was a great time, and I won’t forget it, but now it is my time to become one of the few, the proud, the pants optional.
Update: Another reason I decided to leave was because of the wildlife and fauna at my new job.