Want to reintroduce myself

[vicman]

I've been lurking here for thirteen years now. I never posted much because I never had much to say. You kids covered it all pretty well. So many changes. When I started, it was a place to learn from like minds who shared some most important things. Caring enough to pass on information and worry about what happened to all of us as individual humans. When I started here in 2003, I was traveling a lot and having so much fun. I used to joke that my politics were slightly to the left of Mao. Thanks to all of you who got the joke and, here we are. I've reached the age where health, time and money are getting in shorter supply. Turns out your heartfelt stories of love, loss and life have been so important to me. You all helped me deal with changing reality. Thank you for that. I have one more trip planned to Canada this summer. After that, who knows? I just want to let you great people know that, no matter how young and stupid we may have been, we had it right the first time. Some regrets, no apologies. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

Vic

[Tobin S.]

1. Hi, Vic.

I've been here about as long as you. I joined in March of 2003 right before the start of the war in Iraq. My profile says 2009, but I joined under a different user name, "Droopy." The admin let me disable that account when I decided I wasn't Droopy anymore and I started fresh. I think I actually have something like 22,000 posts here, most of them in the lounge. You should swing by the lounge and hang out with us.

And I know you had it right the first time. I think this country was headed in a positive direction before 1980. Then Reagan happened and we've been trying to get back to 1979 ever since then. We lost our way. But I think we are coming back around. Bernie may have lost the primary, but the popularity of his campaign is a good sign for the future I think. The times may be a-changing once again.

[vicman]

2. Thanks!

See you there