There have been any number of GBCW Diaries, and each time I read one, I have been tempted to write sort of a rebuttal, first when I was new (lo those many months ago), and now after I have been here for awhile. This diary isn't anything earth shattering, or topical, but a personal thanks to many of you. Some I have become good online (and one in person, love ya
Fabooj, her hubby, and Happy 2nd Birthday darling Ilia!) friends, some of you I am just a fan of your writing, and of course a thanks to
Kos and all the front pagers. You have educated and continue to enlighten me.
Over last weekend, diaries by two of my friends, two wonderful women on Dkos,
MrsDBrown and
Sallycat, caused such an emotional connection that I have to mention them by name. I have thanked you personally and now I am doing it board-wide.
Thank you BillinPortlandMaine, for the warmth, intelligence and informative wit that is Cheers and Jeers and for all my irregular friends, Cosmic Debris, mentaldebris (I must gravitate to debris?)HHG, Wry Twinger, Neutral Observer (I agree with many others, when DO you sleep?)angelama (my Carnivale buddy), superju and those beautiful outerspace shots, Sargent Pepper who encouraged me in my first tentative diary steps, bdizz, my librarian buddy, Eddie Haskell, SanDiegoDem, Rina, Bramish (We WILL have that Gay and Lesbian Bakeoff, we HAVE to!) PoliSigh, my sweetie, (I love your picture in the Cafe with 42)spyral(you are beautiful inside and out), sersan, Baldwiny (told you the cafe would work..or did I just think I did?)Jlongs, Mary Julia,Thestral, Jung at Heart (who I am missing lately!),cute Sneakysnu , wonderful Honolulu, Phillygal (the best pootie pix this side of heaven), so many, many more, I could keep going on til my keyboard gave out.
My point is this: We have a struggle ahead of us, to be sure. We are seeing some victories here, and setbacks there. But through differences, and through unity, we are strong. I look back on the list I just typed, and how so very much longer it could and should have been, and I know this, that we are also very fortunate.
My partner, Daniel, (Tempest if he every does the diary writing I know would be an asset to DKos, and don't think I'm not bugging him to!) and I have had a recent bump in his health road, which is smoothing out. While all the people above, especially those hanging out in the C&J Cafe, deal with there own personal and political concerns, they took the time to just ease one worry-wort Revel's mind.
This blog is blessed, no doubt about it whatsoever. So, if you're thinking about that goodbye diary, all I ask is that you look around one more time before you do it. If you go, may the universe still bring you what you desire.