On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:04:32 -0800, C, O-SM'OS' wrote
(in article <0040162e$0$22864$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>):
> Ninja <Ninja@NPsPlayground.net> wrote in
> news:5ackj5pi0nhu28pk2qn35m98mqsjqlg2l5@4ax.com:
>
>> My dear Mr. Mover --
>>
>> It was wholly by fortuitous accident that I encountered your greeting
>> in your note to my dear friend with the hair. Thank you very much. I
>> was surprised and delighted that you would think of me after all of
>> this time. I've been away quite a while; I've no idea how much of a
>> while.Real life has been richly and abundantly full.
>>
>> It's tough to imagine that it's been more than ten years since we
>> first met. Much water has rolled over those rocks since then. At my
>> age, ten years don't amount to much; at yours, they mean a great deal.
>> Many important marks have passed.
>>
>> I've been retired now for many years. Funny things happen with
>> retirement. You spend your student days preparing for useful work. You
>> spend your working days...working -- for many reasons, towards many
>> goals, many worthwhile, some ...well... nobody's perfect.
>>
>> As you work, things come up. You say, "Some day I'm going to
>> <whatever!!>." Years roll on. The list grows. Retirement arrives.
>> "Some day" is here! In a lifetime the list grows mightily and the
>> list keeps right on growing. It's amazing.
>>
>> When retirement arrives, you can do ANYTHING!! But!! You cannot do
>> everything. Choices abound, but choices must be made. Choosing can be
>> difficult. It's a high class problem but, indeed, real life keeps me
>> far busier now than ever before. Reconnecting with The Fort and
>> processing many thousands of new headers was a major and quite
>> fascinating effort.
>>
>> There are few names I recognize, though there does seem to be a good
>> supply of old wine in new bottles. Who can tell? Old carping prattles
>> on. Baiters and baitees feed each other relentlessly as always. One
>> soul of many names has conjured his own history of The Fort, which
>> bears no resemblance to the history I watched. He must be smoking
>> really good stuff. Everybody is Y-Not these days, it seems.Maybe I am
>> too, why not? I've heard that Y-Not is dead. If so, then I'm
>> definitely not Y-Not. I'm definitely not dead.
>>
>> I often wonder about you and KH and Dodgeboy who first made me welcome
>> in The Fort. If you see either or both, please pass along my fondest
>> regards. You all have my real life email should you be inclined to
>> use it. Such things take time, I know, and I also know how scarce time
>> is for folks at your stage of life.
>>
>> It was a delight to hear from you, however obliquely.
>>
>> May the new year that's hurrying towards us be your very best ever.
>>
>> PLH to all.
>>
>> Ninja
>> NP-f2
>>
> My goodness Ninja your update came as a nice and welcome surprise right
> out of the blue!
>
> Are you just passing through, or can we count on you looking in on a
> little more regular occurrence?
>
> Your very correct about not putting on the back burner for later stuff
> that should be done today, while were fit and able to do it!
> Life seems to have a habit of turning and biting when one least expects
> it, so best enjoy it on the hoof.
>
> Yep there are few names around from your days, some have just Morphed to
> another, but many have drifted off through necessity
>
> Take care
> Cosmos NPf49
>
I, for example, morphed to morph!
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