Mike, You should be very proud of all of the hard work done by the mrW staff. The mikeroweWORKS site is looking fantastic and I am absolutely thrilled about the Foundation. You truly are the best of us.
I'd say that this explains better than anything else we could conceive of, besides his incredibly tight production schedule, Mike's continued absence from the Mudroom. I scanned through the MRW site and it really looks like it's going to be an incredible resource for many people, and Mike's got his hand in everything on that site and everything related to it. Top it off with his new line of work gear as well as his continued spokesmanship for Ford, and you have a man who is too busy working to come over here and play in the Mud with us much anymore.
Mike, we miss you, but you are doing so much good in the world with these projects. I personally can't begrudge your absence from the fun over here when I've always believed your presence was an incredible gift in the first place, and I am glad I logged in when I did to catch some of that magic. Happy Birthday to MRW. Go get em' Tiger, and think about us back here sometimes.
You're the only celebrity whom I think deserves the title, and I can honestly say that you are the only one I have any wish to meet someday.