Just have to say THANKS.

The spirit of the HSBBWEB site reminds me of a poem that was written by Will Allen Dromgoole and read by my coach at our team award banquet (many, many years ago ). I have never forgotten it, it's a good rule to live by, and I think it sums up the good people of the HSBBWEB.

The Bridge Builder

An old man, going a lone highway,
Came at the evening, cold and gray,
To chasm, vast and deep and wide,
Through which was flowing a sullen tide.
The old man crossed in the twilight dim;
The sullen stream had no fears for him;
But he turned when safe on the other side
And built a bridge to span the tide.

"Old man," said a fellow pilgrim near,
"You are wasting strength with building here;
Your journey will end with the ending day;
You never again must pass this way;
You have crossed the chasm, deep and wide --
Why build you the bridge at the eventide?"

The builder lifted his old gray head:
"Good friend, in the path I have come," he said,
"There followeth after me today
A youth whose feet must pass this way.
This chasm that has been naught to me
To that fair-haired youth may a pit-fall be,
He, too, must cross in the twilight dim;
Good friend, I am building the bridge for him."

Will Allen Dromgoole

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Good friend, I am building the bridge for him."

Smokey, Awesome. I love it.

Krak:

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Originally posted by Krakatoa:
I thank you all, past, present, and future!
Krak

Yeah...I'll have to get busy and do something worthwhile for you now instead of always putting it off...then I can slide down the pole from future to the present.

For anything in the past...can't imagine what I would have contributed that may have helped you other than constantly setting you straight on that whole International Dateline thing...perhaps that has helped Lil' Krak a time or two...anyway...you're welcome Krak.


Smokey:

Great poem. Thanks for sharing it.

Krak

Your son is a good pitcher. He can play college baseball. Period. I know very little about a lot, but that much I know.

Dad04, I like your crystal ball! Thanks for the encouragement. We're sure going to give it the old college try!

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Krak..

How thoughtful of you!

WE actually need to thank YOU for taking such an active roll on the HSBBW. Some talk a great game others like you get involved!

Please keep us up to date on the exciting developments, they come fast and furious as this time. Hold on tight it will be wild/fun ride...and cherish every minute as this thing accelerates...

All the (contuinued) best!

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