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mopinko

(69,966 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 12:20 AM Jun 2014

i love this place

what a community this is.
how many ways it has touched my life, honed my chops, and tuned my networks.
and kept me 100% grounded in the anti-bullshit.

and made me L.A.U.G.H.

and gives me a place to brag.
which, heck, that space is never big enough.

i love you guys.

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i love this place (Original Post) mopinko Jun 2014 OP
it is a good community, isn't it? BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #1
its not out there somewhere. it is wherever WE are rooted, mopinko Jun 2014 #2
wow.....that is cool.... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #3
i have met many du'ers in meat space. mopinko Jun 2014 #4
meat space........ BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #9
love you, too, mo fizzgig Jun 2014 #5
hey fizz. same to ya. mopinko Jun 2014 #11
DU has been my first stop for years. DamnYankeeInHouston Jun 2014 #6
DU is my one stop shopping for news, laughs and general interests. Kaleva Jun 2014 #7
yeah, i wander now and then. mopinko Jun 2014 #8
Love ya back mopinko. Marie Marie Jun 2014 #10

mopinko

(69,966 posts)
2. its not out there somewhere. it is wherever WE are rooted,
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 12:30 AM
Jun 2014

my little farm has been shaped by the folks i knew on du from long time.
just happened to know about their interests in food.
and they sent me links, and sent me seeds, and held my hand, and i have, HAVE made a difference where i am.


round and round

mopinko

(69,966 posts)
4. i have met many du'ers in meat space.
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 12:38 AM
Jun 2014

yeah, there are phonies and trolls here, but there are some of the truest hearts i have ever known.

the late beherenow and i held each others hand over the phone, dealing with bipolar children.
her daughter was in my city. she was attending my alma mater. she knew i was here. she knew there was a mom here, a tiger mom like her, who would go break down the child's door if need be.

and all i had to really do, was to be real.

mopinko

(69,966 posts)
11. hey fizz. same to ya.
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 08:21 AM
Jun 2014

doing pretty well all things considered.
been kinda sick, and about to ditch my gall bladder.
gotta get my carpal tunnel fixed. fun fun

but all in all, things are good. tough moments, but all in the right direction.

mopinko

(69,966 posts)
8. yeah, i wander now and then.
Sun Jun 8, 2014, 10:19 PM
Jun 2014

got some local sites, blogs and WBEZ.
but wherever i roam, no place comes close.

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