Re: Yep

On 8/25/2026 2:24 PM, Tara wrote:
> On Aug 25, 2026 at 5:10:57 PM EDT, "Dude" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> On 8/25/2026 1:43 PM, Tara wrote:
>>> On Aug 25, 2026 at 11:23:09 AM EDT, "Tara" <[email protected]> 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
>>>
>>> Disregard my statement about what Ned said on BlueSky. Those were my words
>>> paraphrasing his. ("Too crazy" are my words). I prob shouldn't have repeated
>>> that anyway because he didn't say it here. No class, me. Sorry Ned.
>>>
>> So, I'm thinking it was that other guy that said he quit he quit absfg.
>> What's funny about that is Ned went over to BlueSky and Tang went over
>> to Facebook. My theory is Ned thought the group was going too far right
>> wing and he couldn't stand it.
> 
> He just didn't like the way the convesations were going.
> 
>>   For decades this has been a far-left
>> board dominated by liberals. YMMV.
> 
> Funny how it has to be either one extreme or the other. It Mirrors the U.S.A
> in that respect. But why not, because most here (far one or the other) are
> Americans.
> 
> Bfn
 >
Another weird thing is that this group had (before Ned passing) three 
informants that lived in Santa Rosa, California.

What are the odds?