Out of curiosity I did a Google search on my handle again today, noticed that unlike a search I did maybe a year or two ago, the best match had fallen to about the 6th 7th links. My full email address alone, only turned up three links, of which two were to comments I had placed a couple of years ago. All this really meant, is that I had a minor epiphany.
In the age of the Internet, it appears nearly impossible to disappear. However, in this same age, given time the information, and your presence can fade. Unless you are active, or "relevant" your persona can slowly fall from the first link, to the back page.
In reality this is due to a number of factors:
1. Year after year, the Internet grows, almost exponentially
2. Search engines are constantly changing to meter out relevance
3. Erasing yourself is probably impossible, but give it a few years and the Internet may effectively do it for you.
The good news is, as I'm not searching for fame or really fortune, this graying of my online persona is not something I'm worried over, other then my handle may be subverted at some point do to non-use. The bad news, I've got to find a Western song in order to ride off in to the Sunset. Since I like ACDC and Rolling Stones more, this may be problematic.