@almad Thank you. Glad you enjoy. I am enjoying being here and reflecting on all of this. Finding renewal!

@cogdog @kin Everyone has something to say and everyone wants to be heard, maybe even really listened to. Isn't that part of why we shout into the void? In the hopes that someone will hear and then listen?

@lblanken @cogdog I feel you are correct. Sometimes it feels a tad self-centered and wonder why I do it. However I learn so much in the process, deep down I know it is healthy. Just the day to day gets to me.

@lblanken @kin Hence the importance of genuine (not self boosting) responses, both public and private.

And hi Laura! One of the many folks I have known so long I cannot trace the origin point, way before bird space.

@cogdog @kin Indeed, one of the things I'm loving about shifting to Mastodon is reconnecting with people from the old days, a core of people who believe in the power of the open web to democratize information and highlight connection.

These connections go back a really long time!

@cogdog Awwe thanks Alan. Means a lot. It is a fascinating universe to explore and I am looking forward to rebuilding and telling stories here.

@kin And if you ever care to share a memorable story, I've been collecting them since 2009 at http://stories.cogdogblog.com/