Title: Heroes. Post by: RED-DOG on May 26, 2019, 12:30:14 PM A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.
Christopher Reeve. Yesterday I was mulling over a post I wanted to make in support of Tightend. Rich, (As I call him when I want him to do something for me) is an amazingly bright, personable and helpful bloke, I admire him a great deal. Unfortunately, life has thrown some nasty crap his way lately, but comethe the hour, cometh the man, he's finding a way to handle some really difficult stuff and he's doing it with strength, grace and dignity. What a hero. Anyway, I was just going to post something along those lines when my old mate Nakor made this post on Tony's diary and I though wow, Nak's going through the grinder too, I must do a post to say.. well something similar to what I was going to say about Tighty... http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25486.msg2255004#msg2255004 Then, before I posted anything, booder posted this and again my first thought was, Wow, what a hero. http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=25486.msg2255021#msg2255021 All that got me really thinking. I won't embarrass them by naming names, but I know at least a dozen people on here who have been, or are still going through some dreadful shit and there must be loads more that I don't know about. I don't really know how to sum up, except to say that the older I get the more I come to realise that the world is full of amazing ordinary heroes. More power to you. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: tikay on May 26, 2019, 01:03:19 PM Thought-provoking stuff Tom. I was particularly moved by the posts by Nakor & Boo. (I already knew about Tighty's problems & had been in dialogue with him about it privately for some months). When I saw Nakor's post last night my first thought was to insta-reply, but I was tired, & I decided it deserved a response when I was better prepared mentally. Then this morning up popped that amazing post by Boo. Jeez, what a post. Same thing, it deserves a proper reply rather than my usual rush job, so I decided to leave them both until I had enough time on my hands to reply properly. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: tikay on May 26, 2019, 01:06:13 PM A little spooky that you mentioned Christopher Reeve, too, because I learned today that Ironside has some extra challenges in life right now - his Dad is in hospital, & very ill. My thoughts go to Iron at this difficult time, & Iron has enough problems on his plate already. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: tikay on May 26, 2019, 01:08:09 PM Another who gets my greatest admiration is Marky147. There's a man who bears his health situation remarkably, & he's rarely without a smile, at least in public. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: bookiebasher on May 26, 2019, 01:20:17 PM Amazing fortitude and recent posts show what many of us go through but just get on with what
life throws at us in a very understated way. Had similar issues most of my life with scoliosis and after some lung function tests a few years back got told I have lungs of an 80 year old. No , Tony , I am not 80 yet ;D I don't know if its a British thing but I do find we are very stoical on the whole. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: booder on May 26, 2019, 01:28:51 PM Kind words guys.
I tend to agree with bookiebasher, we just get on with what life throws at us. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: bookiebasher on May 26, 2019, 01:45:09 PM A lot of you will have already seen this but when we talk of heroes then I doff my hat.
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2018-03-21/mothers-of-children-with-down-syndrome-create-moving-carpool-karaoke-video/ Very emotional stuff. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: Marky147 on May 26, 2019, 08:15:32 PM Definitely plenty of heroes on Blonde, Tom.
Some of us have put up with Tikay for over 15 years ;) A lot of you will have already seen this but when we talk of heroes then I doff my hat. https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2018-03-21/mothers-of-children-with-down-syndrome-create-moving-carpool-karaoke-video/ Very emotional stuff. Never seen that before. What a lovely video. Not so sure about these onions, though. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: EvilPie on May 26, 2019, 08:45:22 PM I think my eyesight may be going....
I read this as 'herpes' and was expecting something entirely different. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: Marky147 on May 26, 2019, 08:47:29 PM I think my eyesight may be going.... I read this as 'herpes' and was expecting something entirely different. Probably just familiarity with the subject. Title: Re: Heroes. Post by: booder on May 26, 2019, 08:50:58 PM I think my eyesight may be going.... I read this as 'herpes' and was expecting something entirely different. Probably just familiarity with the subject. rotflmfao |