One of my gaming groups has to consider putting the axe to our Shadowrun Game Master. We operate on a swing schedule, him one week, me the other. He's missed two of his own games, both of which a majority of the group showed up for and found out he wasn't going to be there later on, and he missed the last session where he was a player. I basically haven't seen the guy in a month. The last session he ran he was distracted and under prepared (which generally does not work well with Shadowrun).

The problem is that his life is finally getting back on track. He just got a good job and he (and his wife) just moved to a new place. I'm happy for the guy as another human being and that's why I feel a little bad we have to cut him loose. What it came down to, for us, was that if you can't run the game than you have to say so. We've asked him a few times if he can keep going and we received affirmations each time. Now, a month later, we had to make a choice as a group.

So, yeah, a little fun. A guy's life improves and we kick him out of the group.