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I was only living in SF for a brief time: Fall of 2007, so most of you haven't met me. I was and am honoured to have made your acquaintance Bobbie. I've been using Linux full time, as a professional developer, since 1999. Now I'm semi retired and living in Thailand. Even so, although not actively posting for ages, I do monitor the mailing list, and very very much appreciate how you've kept it going with your regular posts.
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I definitely agree, having been in the exact position described, if even only one other person shows up, it's a meeting, and could change a life.
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Not to get too teary eyed, but Jim, in a figurative sense saved my life and got me headed into a new career. I was at the lowest point in my life and he got me energised and back on track. I'm still in touch with him as well as Riley.
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I'm sorry to hear about your chronic illness Bobbie, but just wanted to let you know that your good work helping to keep the group going is very much appreciated!
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--doug bierer
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Meant to respond sooner but I ended up walking too far on
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Friday and over-exerting myself helping a very ill roomie. Not
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Covid but the name of the illness starts with a C.... So she
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needed help and I am already pushing it. Some of the tiredness
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is from a particular exercise that seems to help my painful knees.
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But if you are still working for a living and trying to
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have a real life I don't know if you would have the time and
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energy. I gave up on those things long ago and nothing to do
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with Linux. But my most limiting Chronic Disease has gotten
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a lot worse in the last couple of years which is why even a
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ride as far as 26th and Geary is painful. I am assuming that
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at some point in the not too distant future the LUG will begin
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meeting in person again. I think it was Covid-delta that
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squashed our last attempt.
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Somewhere out there is a lonely person who will eventually
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come along, hopefully more competent than myself, It is too much
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to hope for that we could get an employable leader for the group
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some day, who could take over the direction of the group. Meetings
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before the 2008 debacle were much better organized but then people
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had to move for work, and to survive and we never had meetings
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at Cafe Enchante as large as those at Java Cat.
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Thanks Elise for the good feeling you have conveyed.
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I am up too late.
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Goodnite to all.
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Bobbie
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