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Robert Toy

The time has come for me to get back to some serious writing, and in order to do that I must leave AW. I leave with very mixed emotions, AW has become more than just a blog to post on, and you all have become a part of me. Without getting into TMI you have unknowingly helped me through a really rough spot in my life, and made the otherwise very bumpy ride a lot easier to handle.

I want to thank all of you (yes all) for putting up with my abject silliness, and the occasional tantrums. I know there are a number of you that will say “He’ll be back, just wait.” – Teddy, Kevin take their money!

Assuming that I do not suffer the Wrath of Jenna…:) my e-mail address will remain should anyone care to drop a line. Sorry, I will not respond to PMs. Again, I thank you all and especially Jenna for the riding roughshod over the best writer’s blog, and for the good times and accepting me into your little world. I’m sure if you ask Jenna nicely (…read beg...;) ) she will give you any rep points that I may have mistakenly accumulated.

I sincerely wish you all the very best, and hope the publishing goddess smiles upon you all (it has to be a woman!).

In closing (…:Clap: *cheers in the background*), I will leave you with one of my ________? I have no idea what it should be called, except heartfelt.



The Perennial Storm


As the seasons pass the storm of depression arrives once again, and I find myself adrift in a raging sea of overwhelming swells of emotion. My grip on reality was slipping away, when suddenly a flood of hands reached out and pulled me in and held me tight.

The storm has passed and the skies have cleared, the helping hands though thousands of miles away comforted me. Fighting the urge to cling to this safe harbor, I know that I must let go, and once again stand tall and walk the sands of life in the open light. For I have less than a year to pen my thoughts so I must write, and write I will before my next Perennial Storm appears.




CATS RULE!!!
 

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Come back when you're ready, dude. Bring Haskins with you.
 

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The cat Toy is leaving?

He'll get the shakes. Just you watch. He'll get the shakes bad.

here kittykittykitty . . .
 

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Cath said:
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Oh, I know it's the right thing to do - but I'm gonna miss having Robert around...

Me too! He was always around with his sense of humor making us all :ROFL:
and challenging others.


MidnightMuse said:
The cat Toy is leaving?

He'll get the shakes. Just you watch. He'll get the shakes bad.

here kittykittykitty . . .

You're right. I bet he'll lurk around, if he's not doing it right now!
 

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RT - very sorry to see you go! Thank you for the humor and the support (especially recently in the poetry forum) I really appreciate it! You're a doll and will be very much missed.
You know, you can "peek in" on occasion and say hello. We would love it if you did!

Best of everything to you, sir!

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Hey Cat...
You cannot leave!
This is SO NOT FAIR.
You cant leave...you just cant.
What if I promise to say I like cats once a day.
Will you stay then?

(and believe you me...I am barfing when I say that)
 

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Aww, Teddy's so choked up he's gone and hacked a hairball!
 

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THe puppy in the shoe will miss the cat. Please come back and visit us. *sniffs* Now who will yell at me to go write? :(
 

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How's about supplying you w/ all the catnip your little heart could ever desire? Would that change your mind :e2cry:

I'm gonna miss you, Robert. I understand that you've got to write, but, there's always self-banning. The mods can take care of that for as long as you'd like. Then, you can come back at your leisure.

This other, sounds too ominous, IMO. It's troubling, to me.

'Sides, Teddy needs you to whack him on the back so he can yack up his hairball--the one he just got from saying, "cats rule." Or some such thing.

Hope to see you back, at some point, down the road.

In the interim, take care of yourself. And as Kevin says: Write like your face is on fire!
 

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Robert,

I too will miss you. We all enjoyed your company and do hope you'll return sometime later to say hello. I understand the need to write and concentrate on what pays the bills. So, be good and I will be thinking fondly of you.

Cheers,

Jon
 

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And the kicker to all this...today is his birthday!

RT, if you're lurking:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
 

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Cats Rule!

Live Long and Prosper, Robert - King of the Cats!

>''<
 

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I can't think but that things might have been different if you had only been born a dog.

I'll miss your humor, my friend.

*whimper*
 

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Robert, are you just "toying" with us, or are ya really leaving?

Why would anyone in his right mind want to leave all this?


Oh, and Happy Birthday!
 

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For you Cat...and all the smiles you made me smile through the long days and nights...I truly will miss your wit your intelligence and your kindness...
 
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