<<<OT: Days Like Today...>>>
Ahhhh, old friends, come let us sit by the fire and drink cognac
and tell stories of the SEEK that was... awkward... fledgling...
and at times very difficult... full of quick tantrums... and
always brooded over by a dark cloud that we feared might never clear.
Still, there was promise we saw. Hints of things that might
be.
And, this thread, wasn't it interesting? Not a lot about
technique. Not much on the self-congratulation front. After
all, what was there to be congratulating one's self for?
Patience? Yes, patience. But, who really knew which way
this story would turn? I mean, KNEW with the certainty that
you know your way home. Or the eyes of a beloved. Or the
sounds your house makes after dark.
I think about Tom K. on days like today. It was he who
gave me a neighborly greeting after my maiden post. Tom never
brags. He just keeps racking up the dollars from his investments
in Dell and SEEK. Good Tom, who brings articles and cheer. Tom
with the new baby. Thanks, Tom.
I also think about Gene on days like today. Gene keeps a good
balance here. Didn't care for my picking on Tim, I'm afraid.
(Not that I REALLY picked on Tim... you should see my
full range to appreciate. Maybe not.)
But, that's part of the balance. And Gene enjoys a good laugh.
( And I also think about somebody called webinfopro on that
Yahoo! SEEK thread. And OObserver. And sayzero. And the young
but wise Zep. And indygirl. And my friend yannisnk from Athens.
All of them in Yahoo! land. Good hearts. Patient folks. )
And, Law, what do I say to you? Have you traveled all this
way with us? I can't remember if you were in the room when
I first walked in. But, you've certainly made yourself known
and valuable here.
Of course, I remember now, Bruce Cullen. It was he and
TLindt who used to exchange some viewpoints. Lindt was't a
SEEK fan at the time. But... shall I tell the secret? No.
I won't. Anyway, Cullen takes the prize for pointing out
the star behind the clouds.
And, Spike, you there? And Anthony? And Craig? (If
I'm not mistaken, Craig's been around the SEEK thread for
longer than I.)
My best regards to you all. Hasn't this been fun...
in retrospect, that is? Now that we've had days like today?
And, tomorrow? Well, let tomorrow wait. Seep, like
a teabag, in this moment. It's a blessing to be right...
even if "right" just means that you've got some more money
or saw the value and invested accordingly. I suspect, there
are folks out there... in the un-cyber world... who've never
felt even slightly that they were right. Or had some objective
measure to point to when claiming some worth. So, this is
something, yes? Something to savor. Imagine were it one
of the benighted among us... one of those who are damned to
the margins... Imagine how a moment of "rightness" might feel
to them.
Not to feel guilty, mind you. (Guilt never changes
anything.) But, just to know, in all its tang
and intensity, the sweetness--and rareness--of days like today.
Best Regards, SEEKers,
c m
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