Wednesday, July 23, 2008

My Respect For The Man Grows

I have been fortunate in my life, in the sense that I have made many friends, both in the real world, and in the cyberworld. Some of my friends and I have lifelong relationships that make them seem more like family than some of my actual family members. They have helped me celebrate the good times, and even more importantly, helped me survive the bad.

While my wife always was, is and always will be my bestest best friend, there are many others that I am proud to call my friend. Sometimes you meet a friend that makes a bigger impression on you than either of you realize at first.

One of these friends of mine is Bill, the Duke of Duct Tape. He is the first blogger I met in person, which is rather odd, since Jay Bullock is the one that launched me on the poor, unsuspecting blogosphere. Bill and I are on different sides on most topics, but still have managed to find some common ground, and more areas of agreement than either one of us probably suspected existed.

So you can understand how dismayed I was to see that Bill was going to give up on his blog. I was equally ecstatic to find out that Bill did not give up on blogging, but chose another direction in his blogging, as many of us do from time to time.

But when I read his first post on his new site, I was stunned. The courage it took to write what he did is simply awe-inspiring. It also made my respect for the man grow, if that was possible. I am truly humbled and honored to be able to call him my friend, and I hope he doesn't mind if I join him on his journey from time to time.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the flowers! :-) I'm honored by your friendship, as well as The Other Side's and Dad29's. I would also take it as a given that you'd join me on the journey. After all, you're a part of it now.

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