It's been a busy day and the time has gotten away from me, but I didn't want the day to pass without a notice that today would have been OldNFebl's 63rd birthday.
A group of us got together a couple of weekend's ago to toast the memory of Donnie R. Burgess, an original member of our blogging community, who died at home last month after a long illness.
We had the pleasure that day of meeting his daughter Kristina, who doesn’t live here. She was surprised that so many people came out that we had to pull five or six tables together at the impromptu gathering.
I’m not that surprised. That group of people have become more than personas; they – we – have become friends. We can and do disagree often and vehemently but have learned to get to know the people behind the debate. It makes it harder to flare, easier to discuss and nicer all around.
For example, a group of them had a baby shower for GrimWriter. Some of us went to meet Baby Grim when she was born.
And when OldNFebl passed, it hurt.
Maybe there’s a lesson in there for the greater online community about civility online.
By the way, Kristina can be reached at drewsmummy33@yahoo.com.
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