Noticed, perhaps. I don't agree with much of what BG writes but he's a character. There's no charm without such folk. I'd say that those who start nauseous 'look at me' threads are the annoyance. I don't see BG in that category.
NSC is a duller place without BG. The Father of The House. His posts are an amusing distraction from the treadmill of existence. A beloved and benign companion.
Happy New Year, old boy.