Re: Yep
Tara <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | alt.buddha.short.fat.guy |
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| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On Aug 25, 2026 at 4:47:06 PM EDT, "Tara" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 25, 2026 at 3:24:15 PM EDT, "Dude" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. > > > Understood. No worries. Unless Love, and some others were to re-appear, I'm out of here too.