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In response to
"Amoxy and I share the same bday 19 years apart"
by
SyrDragon
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I'm stunned. Stunned...it's easiest to say I have no words...
Posted by
Flavorize (aka Flavorize)
Jan 30 '20, 22:14
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Apologies, this is selfish...I have type things out. Helps me process.
It's impossible for me to read the backboards.
As I read down, my eyes water...blurring my vision, as the messages for Amoxy trickle down.
I can't bring myself to read the messages of the other STers. Not yet.
About 10 years ago, maybe 12...maybe more, I started rooting for Amoxy. I want to say I got an email from another STer, saying root for Amoxy...maybe it was just a feeling, or a mirror being held up to myself and being projected onto Amoxy...God knows I have been my own, most unreliable narrator.
From that day I always rooted for Amoxy. In every post, in every reply, I rooted for him.
As the days and years passed, I found he was always rooting for me. Unspoken, positive vibes go a long way in what can be a pretty lonely world. A very long way.
As my world grew and bloomed, I felt like Amoxy's world was also growing and blooming. One could feel the laughter reverberating from his posts.
I always saw him as one of the PM/Nite Owl Sters--Not a click, or a group (per se), but more of a BreakFast Club for nerdy dads who stayed up too late and nerd out over nerdy things. Posting ridiculous frivolities, that the AM crew would probably brush off as trivial, but were something akin to flicking on a lighter, at a concert, only to be answered by a dozen more flickering lighters.
If you were to ask me to quickly name three things about Amoxy...I'd say 1) Corny Dad Jokes 2) Lemon Jelly Donuts 3) Rabid 49ers fan.
That's embarrassing to admit. Someone you feel connected to, through an online community, but really that I know not a lot about. I knew about his family, but couldn't tell you names or ages. I just know that I rooted for him. Everyday.
I know that I'll remember Amoxy as entertaining my kids with my shameless dad jokes. I'll think of him when I eat a jelly-filled donut (lemon or otherwise). And, if The Butterfly Effect is real, and a flap of a butterflies wings can cause a tsunami, then my screaming cheers for the 49ers will turn into a tidal wave of energy/thurst/pulpusion that will sweep them to a SB victory.
Got a bit carried away there...wish I had something cool to say at the end here.
Thinking of you Amoxy.
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