I'm not far behind you mate. My date is August.
Get your fingers checked for arthritis. You do a lot of typing here. :) Unless your use that fancy voice to speech stuff and you're just a Stephen Hawking voice speaking to us from beyond the veil of paralysis.
I'm glad for your contributions, and glad more for the interactions you foster in the community. I particularly enjoy the fact that you are talking about removing rewards, too - something not enough people do here confidently.
To anyone who sees a downvote and sees it as a personal attack, it isn't - consider it altruism - by your rewards being removed, everyone else gets a tiny little bit more.
But hey, no one will really read that bit.
Do you have a nine-year hive birthday cake? How does the lady feel about all of your contributions? Is she bound to destroy your posting key at some point in the future and leave you to enjoy a relaxing retirement away from HIVE?