Re: Yep

On 8/25/2026 8:23 AM, Tara wrote:
> On Aug 25, 2026 at 9:32:20 AM EDT, "Tara" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On Aug 25, 2026 at 8:05:27 AM EDT, "Creon" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> At Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:51:02 -0000 (UTC), Tara <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Creon <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Whatever you do...
>>>>>   ...don't talk about __________.
>>>>>
>>>> In ABSFG -
>>>> Your stories. And
>>>> now that Ned is gone, anything that makes you vulnerable….
>>>>
>>>
>>> I miss Ned. :(
>>
>>   me too
> 
> Ned (John) wasn't afraid of feelings or their expression. He had talent, wit
> and passion - humanity. And he possessed incredible organization and research
> skills to the point of "oh no not another mile long list". :)
> He was a fan of Emily Dickinson and often posted her poetry. He built amazing
> intricate boxes, building inside the box something he wanted to say or telling
> a story. He loved his Mary. He kept an absfg quotes file.
> 
> And he made me feel.....good - just knowing he was around. He said: "The Thing
> We Talk About is The Thing We Love."
> 
> After he stopped posting here, he wrote on BlueSky about why he left absfg. He
> said that it just got too crazy for him around there.
> 
> But he popped in one day and said:
> "Just because he doesn't talk doesn't mean he doesn't listen".
> Ned
So, I've been reading these posts for decades and responding to some, 
but I've got to say 99.9% of the informants posting here over the years 
turned out to be assholes - with their own biases, prejudices and 
opinions, Ned included.

It's been my experience that most informants posting here want to be 
anonymous - I really have no idea who you people are, where you live, or 
what you do for a living.

Some people just feel better when they have someone to talk to I guess. 
YMMV.

Having said that, Ned always hated me and took it personal, but I 
wouldn't be in any chat room without a dude like me: a place where you 
can post anything you'd say like in a bowling alley. YMMV.