_{It's nice outside. The birds are chirping. The beer is cold.}^{So easy to look around this place, then find a reason to run.}

^{Where I Left Off}

Maybe you remember?

^{I used to produce a little bit of digital art from time to time.}

That image sat there, in my WIP folder, for five months, incomplete. I don't even remember the story I was trying to write to go along with that scene. That's all behind me now. Gone forever.

Time to write a new story.

^{And I just might do that someday.}

But for now, I must figure out why I'm here.

Thanks, everyone.

Thanks...

^Everyone.

Hmm...

There's something I haven't said, or even thought about, for the entire time it's been 2019.

Damn it feels good to have a reason to be grateful again.

The hardest part about coming back, was showing up. Wasn't sure what to expect. I certainly didn't think something like, Oh yeah I'll just show up and everyone will be happy to see me. It'll be business as usual. I'll just pick up where I left off. This is going to be so easy.

I didn't think that at all. Since not much has changed around here since I left during the final days of 2018, I was thinking more along the lines of, I wonder if they're still around.

It's good to see you again.

^{I haven't stopped saying that since I got back.}

You're still here. It's good to see you, again, and thanks, everyone.

True friends don't need to talk everyday. They can go long periods of time without seeing each other, there's no love lost, and when they cross paths again, it's like all that time in between didn't exist.

I came back and one of the first things I noticed was how so many of you folks act like those true friends I was talking about just now.

That makes it easier.

^{Ease into the challenge.}

That little line sounded so cool, within my mind, so I thought I'd share.

Sharing.

^{Isn't that caring?}

Sharing is caring kind of sounds like something a washed up Hallmark card writer wrote once, after they discovered they sold millions of copies of something, but only earned whatever that hour at work was worth to them that day, before taxes.

I care, to share. This is my mind right now. I'm offering it to you. Would you like some?

We might not always see eye to eye on things but just know the simple fact we both have eyes means we still have a lot in common.

Anyway.

^{I guess that's it, for today.}

Credits:All art and images seen here were produced digitally, by me.
^{"Some of that unwashed brain sauce."}

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