Congratulations to our buddy, Ed Swiderski. Ed was one of our original crew who started up JoomlaChicago CMS Group a few years back (seems like yesterday). Oh, and he happens to be one of the final two bachelors still vying (publicly) for Jillian's hand on ABC TV's "The Bachelorette."

Ed's the real deal. Heck, even my wild mother-in-law (Judy "Brown-eyes" Brown) thinks Ed's a "keeper." Like we're surprised you're one of two available bachelors left standing on ABC's "The Bachelorette"?  Ed, good luck on the final show in your very public courtship of Jillian, and a big thank you goes out from all the singles out there who are glad you're pushing the envelope, and making Match.com or eHarmony seem much more mainstream. ;)

Yup. Leave 'em wantin' more.

Ed Swiderski made Chicago proud, when he showed them all that ya really gotta be willing to walk away, in order to stand out from the crowd. A few episodes back, Ed, who was clearly a contender - chose to leave the show, in order to keep his job.

Swiderski Wisdom Lesson #1: Women like men. They like men even more when they have a job.

Well, apparently, without the Clark Kent of the Bachelorette on-set, the ABC executives came-a-callin' after Ed high-tailed it back to Chicago. OK, maybe he called them and pleaded to come back on the show when he realized nights out with the boyz was gettin' old. We'll never know.

Maybe the time away helped Ed realize his feelings for Jillian? Ah, the double-edged power of the Takeaway is strong, glasshoppa. No matter, abscence does make the heart grow fonder, and now, Ed's back on the scene, wooing Jillian.

Y'all keep up with Ed, and wish them all well in the coming episodes, as Jillian whittles down her list of available hunka-hunkas. Maybe she'll choose our friend, Bachelor Ed!

Good luck Ed and Jillian! - From your pals back in Chicago!  When the crazyness dies down, c'mon back to JoomlaChicago! Oh, and bring a friend! ;).

See Ed and Jillian on ABC's The Bachelorette.

"Men do less than they ought,
unless they do all they can."

 - Thomas Carlyle