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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsA Thank You card to Sagetea.
For making me see beyond a foolish, selfish anger in me, and for reminding me that we all leave marks we never know about, everywhere we go. We also leave marks we do not intend, but that cause pain anyway. I've done that, and I wish I could make it go away, that it never had happened. I'm a lazy pratt, I don't have the energy for doing things to anger intentionally. I do enough of that accidentally as it is. So I flipped. I let me get the better of me, something that never ends well. Then a certain Mr. Pitt did what friends do. He showed me what was going on here, the threads of No, Stop, You Putz, we love your silly ass. Overwhelmed. Still. I will be forever. Then, he showed me your No Words Do It Justice letter. Niagara Falls, Frankie Angel. With all my heart, thank you. It broke me, which is the only way I get better. You made it stop. You fixed things, with an outpouring of love and grief so powerful, that only a great fool, or an even greater idiot would not be moved by it. You fixed me. You may have even fixed DU. Hey, it's Christmastime, anything can happen.
DU, you have a new voice. Treat her better than you treat me. My love and thanks.
Robert John Gatenby
Suich
(10,642 posts)In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,636 posts)Maybe I'm just a sentimental old fool, (more than likely, actually) but your words brought the sting of tears to these old eyes.....
I'm so glad Sagetea found the words to touch you, to break you and then mend.....
Welcome home, sweetie!
Love ya bunches!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)blm
(113,065 posts); )
DonRedwood
(4,359 posts)GoneOffShore
(17,340 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Mr. Dixie and I can cackle together over coffee on Sunday, yes?
I told him maybe no more Lolcat Sunday and he had a frown.
I had to add several more rrrrrr s to my name, but now it sounds like I can take them out?
SalmonChantedEvening
(31,952 posts)Keep the rrrr's. I count them out loud every week. My best yo Mr. Dixie.
Lady Freedom Returns
(14,120 posts)You have, by sharing your own story, started to make many here think. For that I thank you.
Kali
(55,014 posts)welcome back, DU needs you
MerryBlooms
(11,770 posts)Same Kitteh Time
Same Kitteh Channel
It just wouldn't be Sunday without you.
Archae
(46,336 posts)I love your LOL cats on Sundays.
fizzgig
(24,146 posts)and our good friends forgive us our moments. i am happy to see you back.
meegbear
(25,438 posts)Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Every single day, I get more than my share of grumpy ass people walking in my door at work. But, I also get a handful of truly sweet, funny, kind, grateful folks.
Because of her kind and gentle manner, I knocked $10 off the cost of her bill. More than 50%. I love making people smile, when I have the opportunity.
You're one of those people I would go out of my way for. I would work late on a Friday to get something done for you. It doesn't sound like much, but it's all I have. You've given us so much more than pics on a screen. You've brightened our days when darkness was unrelenting.
You have no idea how glad I am that you've decided to stay. It sounds so selfish, but we need you.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)dmr
(28,347 posts)calimary
(81,320 posts)And many great thanks also to Sagetea and of course to the aforementioned individual referred to as "a certain Mr. Pitt."
So I can still chuckle ever time I see that hilarious screen name pop up here? SalmonChantedEvening is one of my all-time favorite screen names! I HATED the thought of your leavning. Just HATED it.
rurallib
(62,423 posts)Welcome Home!
SalmonChantedEvening
(31,952 posts)12AngryBorneoWildmen
(536 posts)SalmonChantedEvening
(31,952 posts)rurallib
(62,423 posts)Jim "Mudcat" Grant!
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)Won 20+ games in '65. Led the Twins to the World Series with Zoilo Versailles that year. Then we met the Dodgers of Drysdale and the literally peerless Sandy Koufax.
Welcome home, Bob!!!
WilliamPitt
(58,179 posts)From one who's done some fairly dramatic departures, welcome back.
GalleryGod
(10,082 posts)Indeed,you have,Old Pal!
Patiod
(11,816 posts)Where ya been, you old blast from the past?
meti57b
(3,584 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Judith Foster
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
Mira
(22,380 posts)to the huge outpouring of support and love.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)air is all that is needed!
secondwind
(16,903 posts)tclambert
(11,087 posts)SalmonChantedEvening
(31,952 posts)ReRe
(10,597 posts)... let the mighty rivers of love and understanding flow, here on DU, and throughout the world.
840high
(17,196 posts)Lilma
(132 posts)You made me post more than Obama's election!
Have fun with us and keep posting pictures and comics. I love to laugh on Sunday morning or Mondays if I'm not able to get on Sundays. Ill be looking for you.
Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)Your OP was heartbreaking and so full of emotion....I know it was hard for you to open up like that, but I am so glad that you did.
Welcome back, SCE. I hope you know how much you mean to so many of us.
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)And if someone else is ever mean to you again, let me know. I'll fix their little red wagon.
yankeepants
(1,979 posts)DU chapter each Sunday morning.
It will make Lolcats that much better.
Thank you Sagetea and all the DUers and SCE for working this all out so beautifully.
I still love it here.
Yankeepants
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,246 posts)"...we all leave marks we never know about" - ain't that the truth & something I try to keep in mind when interacting with others. I know I sure appreciate when people give me a break, or a kind word, or helping hand, or understanding, or a do-over-card, or all of the above.
A-Long-Little-Doggie
(1,011 posts)I am so happy you reconsidered! Now I don't have to keep checking those LONG threads to see if you changed your mind.
And thanks to Sagetea for saying the magic words.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)Also to SCE, because I am not sure I could make it through two Sundays without LOLs.
Welcome back.
glowing
(12,233 posts)thing to see... Usually, I'm working and its not like I like work.. And Sunday is a double shift split... Literally, I'm up for 24 hrs. your cute little pics of tiny babies lift my spirit and heart and make things seem ok in the world even if I'm stuck doing a horrible stint at work...
Thank you for coming back!!!!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)ralps
(77,738 posts)kittehs! I hope you have a very MmmmrrreeeCmrrrmifmufs!! feel free to add these to your next LOL kitteh thread!
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)We have lost far too many good ones.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)You knew nothing about it, and seemed genuinely overwhelmed at the outpouring of affection you received then. Today, that affection has been absolutely DWARFED by a deluge of love and admiration. Do not be surprised by any of this, my friend. You are a DU treasure, and always will be.
Welcome back!
NOW, get your ass back to work and give me two song parodies and an LOL cats thread! (Cuz tough guys like us can't get too mushy.)
patrice
(47,992 posts)nolabear
(41,986 posts)And you are indeed much loved.
Sweet Freedom
(3,995 posts)Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
obxhead
(8,434 posts)A ray of sunshine is bestowed upon DU!
Keep the kitties coming please It's the first thing I look for Sunday morning (ok, second... the coffee does come first)
snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)My kitteh thanks you too!
Auntie Bush
(17,528 posts)From your new admirer. So nice I'll get a chance to know you.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,734 posts)I need those pawprints on my heart every Sunday.
patricia92243
(12,597 posts)this fellow displays." Plus LOL Cats is cute and just plain ol' fun to read and have a good laugh.
I will read it faithfully every Sunday now - I promise!
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)I am not welcoming you back. I dont consider you ever left.
Stay cool.
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)We all need to keep on keepin' on, and never mind the turkeys (sorry, turkeys) get us down.
I hope you are back for sure!! It is going to snow and I plan to be snowed in on Sunday, looking at LOLcats!!!
Hun Joro
(666 posts)NMDemDist2
(49,313 posts)i hardly ever post but mostly never miss LOLCatz Sundays
u4ic
(17,101 posts)(thank dog) but glad you're staying. You are a DU treasure.
DakotaLady
(246 posts)I'm a newbie here after lurking for a long while.
I Can Has Cheezburger has been bookmarked and a must go-to for just about as long.
So looking forward to Sunday morning here on DU with the LOL Cats.
This show of support here is like nothing I have ever seen before ... you are a star.
luv_mykatz
(441 posts)But I would've been totally heartbroken if you had left, Salmon.
I only have a dim awareness about what happened...but I'd rather let, er...sleeping cats...er...to continue sleeping.
And a HUGE thanks to Sagetea, for whatever you did to heal/fix the situation.
Thank you, Salmon, for being willing to consider the words of Sagetea.
I could not bear to have SalmonChantedEvenings LOL Cats disappear from our Sundays.
Sir, you are very much loved and needed.
FloridaJudy
(9,465 posts)I'm glad you decided to stay. Even if DU is a silly place.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)kiva
(4,373 posts)bunnies
(15,859 posts)sarge43
(28,941 posts)in graciousness, civility and courage. Keep on posting.
prairierose
(2,145 posts)I was depressed thinking that Sunday mornings would not be as much fun without you. Now I know that you will make me smile tomorrow morning. Take care.
Don't let the rats get you down. Was that an insult to rats?
murielm99
(30,745 posts)Thank you, Sagetea, and thank you SCE. I will be glad to see and interact with both of you here.
Sage tea is known for its healing properties. I can see why it is good to have some on hand.
sagetea
(1,369 posts)I am sitting here,curled up on my couch listening to the wind blow outside, trying to bring words through my very choked up throat, (because I have to speak my words aloud as I type!)trying to put into words what I would like to say. How do I respond to something so beautiful? IRL,I would probably invite you over for tea!
I was taught once that in speaking, to always make sure you have timing, content,and context.
Through all the political, professional,and personal things we go through, on a day to day basis, to have you, knowing that you do this to bring so many of us the pleasure of laughter is the greatest gift, and your thanking me? I brought forth one sad time in my life, thanking you for being there at the same time every week, and from outpouring of sincerity, I was not the only one mourning the loss of something sweet.
I am looking foreword to being here every Sunday morning with this wonderful little village. Something happened I think perhaps our hearts grew three sizes and for one moment, we saw what humanity can accomplish. And I'm sure that my little brother Dan,would have been very happy about the outcome!
So if you are ever in North eastern Nevada, come over for a cup of tea and a dip in our hotsprings!
In Light,
Kelly L. Ryan
SalmonChantedEvening
(31,952 posts)May the gods and fates find it in their favor.
Off to do teh fotobukkit. Then I fall over and snore.
And yes, I am. Thanking you. Again. *hugarama*
Until the morning.
LiveNudePolitics
(285 posts)This whole kerfuffle, and numerous other flame wars I have noticed in other places on DU brought back some childhood memories.
I'm forty(almost) and I remember as a child, the discipline that worked most on me and my huge brood of siblings was being ignored. Parental Screaming, and corporal punishments just seemed to escalate our bad behaviors. In my adult life, I don't entertain or respond to childish behavior or tantrums, I just don't feed into their sick little deal. I do the same here, if I see something I disagree with, I comment and move on, or just move on. Like the OP stated, I don't have that kind of energy to engage in a battle of posts.
On matters of my posts having objectors in in the comment threads, I say, if someone is offended by an OP, comment once, and then they can just go read something else. I think there is a lot of growing up to do in the ranks, I thought that people of like or similar minds came hear to converse, share information and maybe have some fun. You can watch inflammatory drama on reality tv, for Pete's sake. Perhaps there should be a forum or group for bratty comments and jokes of poor taste.
Just know, that where ever a cute animal photo is shared, there will always be someone who was happy to view it. Thanks for LOL Cats. Ignore those too immature to see past their own deal to enjoy your efforts.
WinstonSmith4740
(3,056 posts)Purely selfish of me, of course. Sundays would have never been the same.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)They told me so.
libodem
(19,288 posts)Whoooo. Dodged a bullet.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)(as in sez aw now!)
kaiden
(1,314 posts)WillyT
(72,631 posts)voteearlyvoteoften
(1,716 posts)Make me feel good.
Looking forward to holiday edition
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)I need LOLCats, STAT!
derby378
(30,252 posts)...are a huge reason why I still consider DU to be one of my online homes. You guys rock.
OutofMindOUTBody
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