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Originally Posted by Superman
I wish I could have been there to see that, Jeff. As you know, I too have Old Fart status.
I also know how it felt. For those who follow the advice of Eleanor Roosevelt or her uncle Ted, there are moments you just can't order from Amazon. Big smile. You feel a little taller and you stand up straighter, shoulders back. The air smells fresher and food tastes better. Addictive, isn't it?
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Yes, it is. Addictive. In a good way. These things bring joy to our lives. Very few and far between, so we like to seize the moment, and share it with others, so that we may bring a tiny bit of joy to their lives as well. It's a thing worth sharing.
Which is kind of a sedgway into my next little "diatribe". There are, apparently, those among us who never experience such joy. Or, if they do, they never share it with anyone. I'm thinking in the context of this forum - there are those of us who stop by to share these kinds of stories, to do our part to brighten one another' days. Many of the members of this forum that contribute in that manner have become my friends over the years, including, I'm proud to say - you.
But, unfortunately, there are those among us - on this forum - who appear to recoil at our attempts to share this joy with one another. One such is the poor, humorless, joyless sapp who felt compelled to stop by only to assign his typical "one star" rating to this thread. He has shadowed Paul and I for years now, and we both know exactly who he is. And we both feel terribly sorry for him, which he will, of course never be able to understand nor appreciate.
What drives guys like him to hang out on a forum such as this? I've come here to make friends. I've been wildly successful. I will never understand a man who comes to forums such as this only to deride, put down, demean, and antagonize others. And to never share any personal anecdotes, no fun stories, no joy. Just how miserable does a man's existence have to be to rely upon a forum such as this, and his constant put-downs of others, to lift himself up?
Anyway, meh - whatever. This is kind of why I don't spend as much time here as I used to. I very deeply value the friendships I've made in my time on this forum including, as I've said, yours. I have, however, reached the realization that there are those on this forum that I would never allow into my home. Yet here I am, effectively letting them in - through this forum. I'm just not up to that so much anymore. Hell, I even threw one (one of the worst offenders here) out of my car club many years ago - a demonstrably dishonest man, whose participation continues to drag this forum down. Oh well - not my forum, not my call...
That's it for my "diatribe". Thanks for being my friend, Supe. We'll have to drag those .45 Colts out and do some shooting one of these days - you know, share some "joy"...