I came here because I thought ET was an excellent idea, and I still think it is...

I stayed:

• To read and occasionally comment
  
• To write about issues I care about
  
• To chat in comment threads with like minded people
  
• Because ET is a site where my voice can be heard
  
• Because ET is a site with sophisticated readership, and is, or will be, influential
  
• Because ET is a relaxed venue where thinking people express themselves
  
• To find out what's going on
  
• Because of ET's trans-Atlantic point of view

I don't really expect to find my soulmate, but you never know...

Also, you can find good pancake recipes...

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet