Morning Pops! Morning Ologan, morning Jobs, morning Bob, morning Leon, morning Phil, morning Kristie. Good morning Sarge, I hope you are up and reading today. Morning to all who have ever posted in this thread. Good morning to any who may stop by to check this thread out.
This thread is in memory of Cbz40, Weldon Parkhill, "Pops" to many of his friends on this board. I think it started as a goodbye of sorts, to a person that meant a great deal to many, many, many of us. Over the last few years, a number of new posters have joined the board and as a result, never had a chance to meet Pops. That's unfortunate because had you, you would have been better off for it. He was just that decent of a human being. Over the years, I think this thread has become more for us then for Pops and that's OK. I know it has become that way for me. A place I can come and just say hello to good folks, start the day right if you will and the thread is about just trying to be as close as I can be to the kind of person Pops was and that's not always easy to do on a message board as big as this one. Still, I do try to live up to Pop's standards and I'm a better person for it.
Maybe this thread's time has come, I don't know. I hope not but if it has, that's fine. I'm thankful for the fellowship it's provided over the years and it's just another reason I'm grateful for the friendship I was fortunate enough to have with Pops.
I'm headed home today, will be good to get home. I hope all of you have a great Friday and an even better weekend. Take good care everyone. Take a moment, even if it's just a minute or two, and be thankful if you can.
Happy Friday!