Larry Mizell Jr. is moving on after 25 years in Seattle and 12 in The Stranger. Credit: VICTORIA HOLT
Larry Mizell Jr. is moving on after 25 years in Seattle and 12 in The Stranger.
Larry Mizell Jr. is moving on after 25 years in Seattle and 12 in The Stranger. VICTORIA HOLT

“For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.” —Luke 12:48

I guess it’s kind of ironic that the last column was all about somebody’s decision to retire, because this one, the real Last One, is all about somebody else’s—mine. I myself am not retiring anytime soon (I don’t think people get to do that anymore) but I am retiring My Philosophy, which I’ve had the privilege of writing in these pages since June of 2004.

The Stranger is currently celebrating 25 years of lining birdcages, recycling bins, and sidewalks, and I similarly am celebrating 25 years of living in the Pacific NW, chiefly by getting the fuck out.