I would just like to take the opportunity to say…
When I started this thing about 11 some odd months ago, I had no idea I’d still be doing it at this point in time. Quite frankly, I figured I would either get totally bored with it in very short order, or I would ditch it when I went back to work due to lack of time.
Needless to say, that didn’t happen.
This was only supposed to be for me at the outset. It was just a place I figured I could whittle away some time and write about my journey and frustrations after losing my job.
I had illusions that maybe it would somehow help others somewhere along the line too. Clearly, I missed the mark on that one, and self-help guru is not in my future. 🤷♂️
What we ended up with instead was a gorilla dressed in his finest t-shirts who has an unnatural, and possibly slightly obsessive, love of pizza. Oh, and somewhere along the line, he somehow managed to get himself elected “Mayor” of this little insane asylum.
Thin crust, deep dish, frozen, homemade…it’s all good.
Said gorilla also started posting poems and other writings. Short stories and shit like that. Again, wasn’t supposed to happen, but, well…here we are.
I’ve written before about my love/hate relationship with writing. All writers say they go through it, but I tend to take it to the ends of extreme. At times, I truly despise it. There’s also the fact that I really don’t consider myself a writer. There’s far, far more talented people kicking around these parts than me.
Compared to all of you reading this, I am little more than a hack who types shit on a page and gets lucky from time to time.
And then, there’s the icing on the cake…
No Theme Thursday.
Again, something that was not supposed to become what it has. It was originally just a title I threw on a bunch of pics I generated one day.
It was Brian from Iridium Spear who suggested making a challenge out of it, so you can either thank or blame him for it becoming an actual thing. 😄
An NTT “deleted scene”, if you will.
It started out small, really. Matter of fact, the first week I ran it, we had one entry. Thank you, Destiny for getting the ball rolling.
From there, slowly, week by week, it grew. Now it regularly garners anywhere from 30 – 50 entries. And since I am pretty lax with the rules, I also include other posts that feature my images at other times of the week too.
To say I am humbled by the show of support is a massive understatement. When folks say it is their favorite part of the week, how can you top that? It’s kind of mindblowing when one stops to think about it.
There are so many of you to whom I owe a debt of thanks. I would list you all, but I would be afraid of leaving someone out, and I could not stand myself if I did that.
I hope by now from my comments and interactions with you all, that you know how I feel and how much I appreciate each and every one of you.
I have made several very special connections with so many of you, but one in particular has meant an immense deal to me, and I hope she knows how thankful I truly am.
When words fail…
In closing, I wish to once again extend my sincerest thanks to each and every one of you for reading, for sharing your talents, and most importantly, sharing your friendship.
This blog did not become what it set out to be.
It became something far, far better.
And it is entirely thanks to all of you that it has.
Peace, my friends.
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