When I first signed on at SI, I was mostly a lurker for a very long time, largely because I was working in Unix. While its Lynx/Pine/Tin systems make for blazingly fast browsing, they do not lend themselves to pleasant care-free posting (an understatement). Every day after I'd had my fill of the schlock scam of a stock thread I had been following, I'd head over to the Coffee Shop, Feelies, Galt, GOOFies, Quintex, etc. Then came Politically Incorrect and DAR and some others. I lurked at them all. I came to feel that I knew you all as friends. I took genuine interest in your 3D comings and goings, including your families, your pets, your investment strategies, your philosophies, your outlooks on life, and so on. At the time, I really wanted to chime in on the discussions. You all were so creative and witty. Wonderfully original thinkers and writers all! (No names, because I'd hate to leave someone out, and all your posts can still, after all, be found on those threads.) Over all that time, none of you had any way of knowing I was out there. So I did the next best thing and then I showed up at the original SI beach party in 3D. Was that a blast, or what!?
<disclaimer> Don't believe them! I did NOT eat THAT much durian! |
