Westwind

The game is having some issues, and ADMIN is working to fix it. We're all suffering NS withdrawl symptoms at the moment NS Server Downtime thread: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=428042&start=50 BTW, Welcome!

*sniffs....sniffs again....breaks out sobbing* But, but.....we'll miss you! Fair travels to you, may the winds of fate blow in your favor.

Will there be a prize for the nation that makes the first post on the 8,000th page?

*hugs* I am so sorry for your loss and troubles PD. I truly am. Thank you for sharing. Apparently August was a bad month for us. I lost my father on August 14th. Long suffering from Heart Failure and Kidney Failure, it's good the suffering is over, it was an ugly death, they said it's worse suffering than cancer. I'd been taking care of him since May, once he could no longer walk or stand. His final decline began last November. He was the only person that I talked to on the phone, we were our last family connection. Everyone else was gone. He was the last of his generation. Now, my daughter and I are the last of my immediate family, the end of my surname. My world is much emptier now. It's strange that the phone no longer rings from his calling, and he's no longer there to share things we would. I've lost 17 friends and family members in two years. Oldest was 82, youngest was 28. Several in my age range among those gone. Parents, half-brother, cousins, high school friends, college friends, gone. I can count the few distant family members on one hand, most I haven't seen in 30 or 40 years. I always knew I'd have to watch everyone else die, but never expected it to happen so soon or so fast. I don't think of myself as old, though my daughter keeps telling me I am. There's not much left of my interpersonal world. And now I'm picking up the peices of their lives, before I can create a new life for myself. I am the repository of all the family history, all the family memories. Things like the bronzed baby shoes of my great grandmother. The gold nugget my great-great grandfather found in Alaska. Notes from ancestors that are unsigned, who knows who wrote them. My grandparents school grade reports, etc etc. I have memories of my great-grandparents, I knew a Civil War veteran that was captured and interred in a Confererate POW camp. (He said the prisoners were fed as well as the guards.....poorly. They ate grasshoppers.) It ends with me. My daughter didn't know our family, doesn't have the memories, and someday she will marry, and I will be the last of my name. All those memories lost, like tears in the rain - Bladerunner But I am trying not to live a self-pity party. Life goes on. These are tough times. I have all that was left behind, a massive amount of work to take care of it all, sort it all, figure out what to do with it all. By myself, and for what purpose? It's a little lonely to be honest. And difficult given my disabilities/health. Many months of sorting things out lie ahead. But, I am not grieving as badly as I expected. I grieved throughout his suffering, so the end was a moment of peace and relief. I heard the death rattle, watched his last breath.He did not fear death, it was not his nature. Nor did he want to be mourned. He did have a day of tears and regrets a few days before he passed. Both my parents before they died made a point of making sure I knew that they felt they lived a good life, were satisfied, and were proud of me. Grief is a very personal thing, and we all must travel that path in our own way. Let no one tell you how to grieve. I was not satisfied with the obit that I wrote, but it was fine, others have complimented me on it. It's just that it's impossible to summarize a life in a paragraph. It's so insufficient, yet what more can you do? I like these lyrics.... ...father, I'm in need of your hand so I can face the world bravely and father, do you understand what it is you mean to me Like a warrior you always conquered every battle you had to face And through the hard times when life was a bitter fight it's you who would give so unselfish you lived A tribute to the world that blood Is thicker than water I'm tryin' to say that I love you I'm tryin' to say that I miss you Oh, father I'll leave a paraphrased a note for everyone else, it's an old saying: Enjoy and appreciate those close to you as long as you can. You never know when the Universe might need them back. *hugs, cries*

Got it. No need to be sorry All done. Hmmm.....I see that, does the same for me. Dunno why though. I've check the forum setttings, checked unread content settings, and user group settings. Nothing there I can find.

Got 'em.

Hello there 'Dah Best Dee' !

Good to see you on the forums! Welcome and make yourself at home.

Awesome. All done.

Welcome to TWP CR, make yourself at home *tips hat*

A most excellent idea. Let the snark continue!

*chuckles* Not really, been pretty detached from things 'round these parts. But I figured responding to a 'No' post would be in the tradition of TWP Thread hijacks.

No?

'Tis done!

Masking is updated when requested by the appropriate Minister/Guardian/Delegate. I suggest you nudge Dave to make the request.

I'm sure that would provide the necessary real estate. TWP, coffee and chocolate capital of the World. And don't forget the spiced crimson rum.

Real Estate. Really, the teaming billions of All Good People need room to grow, New lands to colonize and occupy. I'm quite sure many other West Pacifican nations share the same burden and needs for their own teaming billions. The NS universe requires growth, it is the very nature of it's mechanics. Yes. Real Estate.

*reads link* Interesting. I've had a curiosity for real estate lately myself. I'm not old until I stop learning (Or so I tell myself. My body says differently.)

Reminds me of another player that's made himself persona non grata most everywhere. That sort of thing cannot be tolerated.

*looks all around, sighs, plops down in his rocking chair* So. Long time no see. Yes, Westwind Lives. What a long strange trip it's been. I don't want to give a terribly long story, I'll try to keep it short. 2017 is a blur. I've been through surgery, I've been through withdrawal from a medication I was on for over 20 years (no, not that one), dealt with four cars with multiple problems (one is now a pretty lawn ornament since the engine blew on one of my trips), had another old college friend die, and nursed my father through a long painful agonizing death. (16 deaths in 2 years, enough!) Some of that will haunt me forever. I buried him with full military honors a week ago. My daughter and I are the end of my family, the rest are all dead. Okay, so there are a few extended family members out there, but I haven't seen in 45 years or more so it's hard to count them, I don't really know them. I have made seven trips tending to my fathers affairs (had to get special clearance from my doctor to drive under the condition that I make frequent stops for my heart and seizures), and now that he is gone, many more trips are ahead of me. I am at home for one week this time (whatever 'home' means anymore, I've lost that connection entirely). Last time I was home a month ago, I was here for 2 days. Last I spent time with my daughter, was before school was out and now it's back in again. I'm writing this while she's still sleeping. Now I have to wrap up my father's affairs, go through probate, and figure out what to do with everything, 300 miles apart. More months of travels and doings. And winter is fast approaching these Northern Rockies I cross each trip. The 100F's of summer will soon be the below zero of winter. I may pop in a bit, depending on everything, heh. But life will continue to be busy for the forseeable future. I hope to have the 'what to do with them' questions solved by April. I can't afford to maintain two homes for long. I was already planning on moving in 2020. But I don't know how to work it all out yet, it all seems so busy no matter the option. Too much for this disabled old guy. But the path will lead where it will. So. Enough about me. What's up with you all? Gallifrey Stands.TWP Endures. The Westwind Abides.

*nods* 'Tis done!

Done. However, should it stay under the Cultural Center, or be moved under Government? The Sacred Archives of The Hall of Nations has been created. Mod rights granted to the Delegate, Guardians, and Speaker. Should The TWP Governmental Advisory Committee be moved to the Sacred Archives?

'Tis done

Yelling won't get you very far with this administrator Cookies are another story.

Yeah, we didn't have a separate badge graphic for Private FA usergroup. I've assigned one now that says 'Ambassador'.