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February 17, 2005

THE *REAL* REASON THE REUNION HAPPENED

There's some arguments I've seen here & there about who's more responsible for the little get-together happening:

Me, because I birthed all these babies in the first place, or Tammi for hosting the show.

Truth is, it's neither. The one who made it all possible wasn't even there.

The reason I blog is because it's easier than talking to people face-to-face. I'm usually pretty shy. Don't know what to say. And I *hate* talking on the phone (Beloved Wife will vouch for me on that).

But one day last year, Eric called me out of the blue, talked to me for an hour, and said he wanted to have some bloggers go Christmas shopping in Chicago, and what did I think of the idea and did I want to go along because he'd really like to meet me.

Now, the Chicago thing fell through, but Eric still wanted to try to meet up. So he kept pushing for SOME kind of get together. Maybe in the spring. Push, push, push.

Then Tammi mentioned that she had some plane tickets that were going to expire, and rather than let them go to waste, how about some folks coming down to her place?

Hmmm... perhaps there's a way to get that Eric monkey off my back... so I said "yes".

The thing is, if Eric hadn't forced his way into my cozy little sphere of isolation, I never would have believed that flying halfway across the country to meet people for the first time - most of whom I've never even TALKED to - could POSSIBLY be a sane idea.

Eric made me believe that strangers can be friends from the first word they exchange.

Thanks, Eric. I owe ya one. We ALL do.

Can't wait to thank you in person.

Posted by: Harvey at 07:30 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 In the words of my beloved mother....God Bless Eric! What ever it took to edge you closer to that decision.....I'm very grateful! (and not just a little drunk)

Posted by: Tammi at February 17, 2005 07:56 PM (HaRi0)

2 Alright already! We all know that we should have gone to the re... It can't really be called a re-union if none of you had ever met before, can it? I mean, properly, it should have been the "Bad Example Family Union." Although that sounds like a wedding. Maybe "Bad Example Family Convention." Yeah that has a nice ring to it. Oops, sounding like a wedding ("ring", get it?) again. Anyways, let me know when you're done rubbing it in about what we all missed. Until then, I'll be over in the corner, quietly banging my head into the wall.

Posted by: GEBIV at February 17, 2005 08:52 PM (YVn2E)

3 GEBIV - Well, there's 7 or 8 more attendees that I have to get to, plus I still have some pictures that are safe to publish. You'll be suffering for a while :-)

Posted by: Harvey at February 17, 2005 11:41 PM (ubhj8)

4 .. thank you, Harvey.. I am glad that I made that phone call... I wish I could have made the trip down, but I am glad that I helped to kick it into gear... I am glad to be a part of the Bad Example family... even if I am just the crazy ole Uncle..