The heart and soul of Silicon Valley/Valley of the Heart\'s Delight....Sunnyvale, CA
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Thanks to those who worked on the ad and got it just right, and to Erin for posting it - for those of us on the West Coast who unfortunately won't get the actual issue for a couple of weeks....
In Honor of dublin aka Dee Dee 07/24/53-02/07/03
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\"Of course, that\'s just my opinion. I could be wrong.\" - Dennis Miller
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\"Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of solitaire. It is a grand passion. It seizes a person whole and, once it has done so, he will have to accept that his life will be radically changed.\" -- Ralph Waldo E
I was gonna wait till my Chronicle arrived, but my curiosity got the better of me [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] *sniffle* It really is perfect, I love it! Nice job, everyone!
It is absolutely completely PERFECT. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]
Aleesha
I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.
I know I've said this a bunch of times, but it bears repeating... I was absolutely astounded at how many people chipped in for this. I think the final tally was about 85. If I remember right, we got about 15 donations toward our rescue horse.
It was actually a lot of fun for me to put screen names with real names, addresses, handwriting... and I got lots of nice little notes with the checks too. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] It's funny, because everything here is so non-physical... it's just words on a screen in cyberspace. But to take something ethereal like that and turn it into a stack of 85 checks, $2400, and the beautiful ad in the COTH... well, I think that's pretty cool. Kathy woulda loved it. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
So thanks, again, to everyone who chipped in, and everyone who just lended virtual enthusiasm. And extra-special thanks to LisaMarie and Billy, who designed the ad (which is also the nicest memorial ad I have ever seen!), and to Merry, who wrote the beautiful copy.
It's episodes like this that make this BB a great place... despite some of the less-than-stellar crap that goes on here on a daily basis. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
I'll be sending off our contributions to the hospice and Horses in the Hood next week. (If those Canadian cheques ever get here... het-hem, HEIDI! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] ) And I'll get the COTH to send copies of the magazine to Kathy's family.
Thanks again to everyone who donated and/or gave their best wishes.....I know Kathy is up "there" with a HUGE smile right now.
And for those who are wondering....."Bud" (her beloved horse, friend and companion), has found a wonderful new home in CA where he is cherished as he should always be.
