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Originally posted by Frostfrog
I, Frostfrog, the duck in human disguise, have received a personal invitation to join this thread. While I am most flattered and do consider it an honor, and indeed see the potential to have a great deal of fun here, I must regretfully and respectfully decline. This is because I am a self-employed person. Like the rest of you, I am certain, when I first discovered the internet and then found my way into a forum or two, I was thrilled at the opportunity to reach out and converse with people from all over the globe; to discuss, compliment and argue with them (although Pet Talk is an exceptionally nice place and I would recommend that all arguments here be of the most gentle kind).
But, I soon found that it took time... too, too, much time and time is something that I, a person who puts in long hard days and who often spends more time traveling than at home, have too little of. Even without spending my time on forums and chats, I frequently find myself missing entire periods of sleep as I hammer my way through one deadline after another.
And yet, it is still good to now and then reach out and connect with an unseen stranger, so I decided I would not eliminate forums from my life all together, but I would limit myself to regular participation in just one and no more.
Now, the fact of the matter is, as anyone who has read my posts on Cat of the Day ought to know, I consider the cats that reside in this house with me and my family to be among the best friends that I have ever had. While I hate to single one cat out over the others, the fact is there is a certain little black cat here that shares this office with me and who in the darkness of winter sleeps upon my legs at night (but can not be expected to settle down during the light of summer nights) and he is an exceptional buddy, as was the black cat before him. We are linked at both the heart and soul.
So, holding a cat - and cats - so closely, I decided to make "Cat of the Day" the one forum I would participate in on a regular basis. I must hold to that resolution, for I have much to do and each minute that I spend writing in a forum is a minute lost to another task.
Therefore, I anticipate that this will be both my first and last post on the "eclectic" thread, as fun as it could be to romp and roll with the bunch of you.
That is what life is like when you are self-employed and not very well organized, either.
But thanks for the invitation and have fun.
I am Sorry duck. Thank you, kindly... -Beelzebub