Congratulations talexb!! As a fairly new member (yeah been here three months, I'm a vet now lol ;), it's incredibly inspiring to read such enthusiasm from a long term member.

Perl and CPAN may be terrific tools, but without the community support behind them, it just wouldn't be the same language.

++! I agree with you completely on that! I am currently pursuing a first time carer in programming, and I can't even express how unbelievably helpful Perl Monks has been to me, my skills and in developing my "curious" nature ;)

Thanks talexb for the inspiration, and Perl Monks, for the community based on that inspiration. :))