Looking for a hero
Yes ... and I was married to a CSM in my prior life.Originally Posted by jimnyc
I know you have a unique perspective as a military wife, and seeing other military friends dying.
I'm so broken hearted about never getting to meet CSM. He promised to look me up if he ever made it to AZ.
I didn't really know Merlin that much but Gaffer really hurt and I do miss Ellesar.
I guess we're getting to that age where we lose more friends than we make.
Jim ... was it his heart?
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
Steelers in '23
Refresh again if you did so already. It fixed it up a little so that Merlin's name fit in the ribbon properly, but it increased the size and cutting things close now.
Should look like this one. And if not seeing it, then click this link - then click F5 so that the new one loads. Then return to the board and F5 again and things should look like this one:
http://www.debatepolicy.com/images/d...c/header_r.jpg
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
Steelers in '23
Same here. If we could have ever had some form of get together, he would be on my list. It would have been an honor to meet him. Wasn't to be.
He let me know months back that he found out he had stage 4 cancer. Was going to chemo, and last time he and I messaged he was doing fine with the medication, but was still working on coming up with alternate plans as well. He wasn't going to complain even if he could, and he wanted no sympathy at all he said, and why he was mostly keeping it quiet.
It's been SO long since Ben passed away. But he was by far and still to today the best writing poster that's ever been with us. Hell of an intelligent guy. Gaffer was awesome of course and was very open about himself & also made a long list of friends over the years. Hell, John knew him well too as he wandered over to John's music and movies site and got along well with him over there. And then Elessar and CSM was like a double whammy here in 2019/2020. It's given me a sad feeling ever since I found this out and I can't seem to shake it.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
Steelers in '23
Same again, or just try holding down the shift key and then hit F5 - so Shift/F5
Let me know if this is too corny or not. Where the last ribbon meets the eagle and his beak, I thought looked awkward. So I added color via a rainbow, made it very transparent, to add to the tribute and to take attention away from that area if possible.
“You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colin." Need I say more?” - Chris Rock
Senior Member
Just rips out my heart. That man was a man by which many should be measured. God....
“… the greatest detractor from high performance is fear: fear that you are not prepared, fear that you are in over your head, fear that you are not worthy, and ultimately, fear of failure. If you can eliminate that fear—not through arrogance or just wishing difficulties away, but through hard work and preparation—you will put yourself in an incredibly powerful position to take on the challenges you face" - Pete Carroll.
Looking for a hero
Me too....heart broken.
And yes, he was a good person. I respected and admired him and wish I could have met him in person. .
If the freedom of speech is taken away
then dumb and silent we may be led,
like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington (1732-1799) First President of the USA.
Senior Member
RIP, my friend.
Life, Love, Truth, 3 gems
Sad about those deaths. Gaffer I knew much better. We messaged here and many many times by email.
He was my friend and it hurt a lot when he passed.
Myself, I 've had over a dozen friends pass away. As I in my youth made friends with several older guys that were prior military.
Great guys everyone of them. Each one was squared away and had profited greatly by their prior service...
Lets hope that 2021 makes up for the great disaster that was 2020.
18 U.S. Code § 2381-Treason Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
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