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
Hey Ninja!
I'm glad that you took the time to reconnect with The Fort. I hope you
can stay connected for a while!
Like everything else, The Fort is evolving. But, the more things change
the more they remain the same? There are a few of us oldies still around,
and an influx with 'newbies' that keep The Fort's spirit alive.
I hope you had a happy Christmas, and wish you a Merry New Year!
--
TomBa NP-f36
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