thinking of Olaf the White tonight.

[ulysses]

DU longtimers will remember.

No one else is allowed to die, ok? Ok.

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Oh, that is a name of which I have a vague memory....

from the era when I lurked for about 10 minutes every day...and before I joined.

What happened there?

[ulysses]

2. he'd had surgery for brain cancer, as I recall.

I did find this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=491&forum=DCForumID40&archive=yes

He pretty much vanished after that, though.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. And I just got a link to the old archives again!!!!

Thanks for that.

So many familiar names that have gone away. I joined on 10/8/01. Didn't have a home computer then and could spend very limited time online while at work.

Off for a stroll down memory lane. :D

[buddhamama]

4. i was thinking of Olaf last night too, uly.

too many good ones have departed from us.

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Each one is a horrible blow...

And it makes me think of the DUers that posted here, made a mark, and then faded away. I miss birdman.

[buddhamama]

6. thinking back on those we have lost...

a common thread appears...

we needn't walk with a big stick beating people up the side the head with it.

in fact, it was their gentle nature that i remember, what impacted me and inspired me.