You're special to me ...

I'll echo that. I'm out of the business and I have no desire to come back, but I can't give up this board, because for the most part, I love the people here.

 

given the emotional wreck i've become recently, tearing up at the drop of a hat, i only come here to echo what ijag, double down and 21 have already said much more eloquently than i can. i can only add this from one of this geezer's -- and spnited's, too -- fave curmudgeonly tv characters of yore, lou grant: I CHERISH YOU PEOPLE... :'( :'( :'(

GROUP HUG

and a special 'thank you' to rosie, for getting this thread started...

 

He will be missed for sure. But we still have Raisin Ham!

 

My warmest thoughts are going out to everyone tonight. This place and the people here are as much a part of my life as is my family, with the exceptions of my three boys.

Even still, there have been plenty of times when one of them is bugging me to move so he can go on the computer, only to hear me say, "Hang on, I'm almost done reading this thread." Yes, it's true - I will diminish my child's valuable World of Warcraft time just so I can finish reading what you all have to say.....because you all rock!

Thank you for being my friends.

 

We've been down the road and back again

 

Haha, Golden Girls jack.

 

Or an Andrew Gold-jack

 

Did he write it as well as record the original version?

EDIT: He did, in fact. Learn something new every day!

 

I dunno, but he performed it, so close enough for me.

 

Earlier, I had the Sanford & Son theme song stuck in my head. I was wondering what was going to eventually replace it. Not the best trade.

 

"The Facts of Life. The Faaacts of Life!"

Better?

 

"I learned the facts of life . . . from watching The Facts of Life."