10-17-2011, 02:25 PM
I saw this thread last night, about 5 minutes after it was posted, and did not know what to say. I still don't. Maybe that says all I need to, my posts are often referred to as walls of text and the passing of this great man has left me speechless.
It made my day, no my year, when he sent me a PM once saying I was part of the reason he still came to the lounge, he was interested in what I had to say. I admired the man, I hoped I could be half as insightful as he was.
More than that though, he was caring and compassionate. When he reached out to me during my illness I was a bit surprised. I shouldn't have been surprised by it, but I was since we hadn't interacted as much, I didn't feel I had the same relationship with him as I did with other lurkers. I was glad he did though and enjoyed the private conversations that led to. Those memories will stick with me a long time.
You'll be missed Pete.
My thoughts are with you Magi.
It made my day, no my year, when he sent me a PM once saying I was part of the reason he still came to the lounge, he was interested in what I had to say. I admired the man, I hoped I could be half as insightful as he was.
More than that though, he was caring and compassionate. When he reached out to me during my illness I was a bit surprised. I shouldn't have been surprised by it, but I was since we hadn't interacted as much, I didn't feel I had the same relationship with him as I did with other lurkers. I was glad he did though and enjoyed the private conversations that led to. Those memories will stick with me a long time.
You'll be missed Pete.
My thoughts are with you Magi.
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It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.
It's all just zeroes and ones and duct tape in the end.