Dear Friends,

On April 3^rd, I celebrate my 50^th birthday and as a present to myself I will be permanently retiring from all of my online Bardon-related work.  I have been answering Bardon-related questions online for just over 13 years now and have, quite frankly, run out of things to say.  :lol:  Additionally, no new and/or truly important questions have arisen over the past couple of years, so it is clearly time for me to move on to more productive and personally satisfying pursuits.

As a consequence of my retirement, the A Bardon Companion Forum will be closing on April 3^rd and I will no longer be replying to Bardon-related questions emailed directly to me or through the website. 

My primary website, ABardonCompanion.com will remain online through 2012 (at least) but will likely see no important updates or additions of new material.

Over the coming months I will be assembling the manuscript for a second, revised and expanded edition of my first book, A Bardon Companion, to be publish at some time in the future.

For the past 7½ years, my Bardon-related work has been more than a full time job, consuming most of each and every waking hour, so retirement from it will free me to pursue other interests with more energy.  My time now will be split fairly evenly between enjoying my home life, continuing my adventures with the TMO Working Group and pursuing my art work more voraciously.  :)  To that end, I cordially invite you all to visit the Grand Re-Opening of my art-related website, http://www.RawnMade.com  where I am offering a new line of magical tools and fine art utilitarian pieces!  :)

I wish you all the best of success!
   :) Rawn Clark
      Vernal Equinox, 2008