Oh, boy! Where do I begin? I think first with a warm, heartfelt thank you to Eugene who brought us all together. (((((((Eugene)))))))
When I became aware of the existence of newsgroups a year ago, I started with soc.penpals. I was shocked and horrified at the garbage that gets posted there. I was looking for sane, decent people to correspond with (age not important) and most of what I saw I wouldn't touch with a ten-foot pole. However, I did eventually hook up with a few folks who remain my email pals to this day. When I was about to give up completely, I saw a reference to APFPY and decided to lurk there a while. This was in late October. At first, I was confused because it seemed to be more of a giant chat room and everyone seemed to know each other so well and I felt too shy to post anything.
But one fine day I noticed that JimT had posted something like 32 posts in
a row and all of them were one-liners tucked on the end of some very long
posts. I'm ashamed to say that I kinda jumped on Jim about that... my
first APFPY post. What a way to "introduce" myself! LOLOLOL I received a
lot of email supporting my observations about snipping, though, so I
started to contribute more every day. Next thing I knew, I was almost as
prolific as JimT! I put a stop to that toute suite! The addiction to the
group remains, though. I have laughed and cried and commiserated with and argued with and flamed
and welcomed and hugged so many, many wonderful folks during my time on the
group that I can't imagine my life without it now. Though I do have a
well-deserved reputation for speaking my mind without engaging my brain
first Thanks to Eugene, we've found a very comfortable living room where we can
talk about anything and everything that comes to mind. The coffee flows
freely and there's always a candy dish filled to the brim with chocolates.
Who could possibly ask for more out of life?
Thank you again, Eugene, for enriching our lives. And thank you to the
rest of you for being my friends and for allowing me to become a member of
the APFPY family. ((((((Everyone)))))
Barb