Happy to have been here.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

To have been a pain in the ass.
To have loved you.
And you
and you...

The list goes on.

I have been given a wonderful heads up
in the form of heart failure a couple of years ago.

I gave up motorcycling,
then a little more
and a little more...

Now it's hard,
really hard

To simply go to the store.
My fucking teeth have left
me.

But I regress.

I love you motherfuckers.
I hope you can have half the fun I have had.
I hope you can see
as many wonders as I have.
I hope you can meet as many wonderful people as
I have.

Hang tight.
Love with no worries of regret.
Love with abandon.


Just fucking love.

Justin J. Rosencratz

[Wounded Bear]

1. K & R...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. We're glad you're here, my dear Tom Yossarian Joad...may you always be so. ♥

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. And I am so glad to be here as I am glad that you are still here from the earliest days of DU that I

can remember. What a great time for this ragged bunch of Liberals!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. It is a great time for this ragged bunch of Liberals! ♥

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

12. After a dark four years...

You are so awesomely right!

[Alice Kramden]

3. K&R n/t

[kentuck]

4. I always read your posts...

Hang in there. Maybe we will get a nice day tomorrow? Your voice is needed.

Peace, ken

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. Smiles. I am most certainly planning on being here tomorrow and am depending on it being a nice day.

[Raine]

6. Much love to you Tom Yossarian Joad ♥️

be strong you're not alone when you're a member of the DU family, we're here for you.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

8. Love back, kid.

[mahina]

9. I'm glad you're here too Tom.

Aloha. Onward!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

11. Spot on. There's no other direction.

[Hekate]

13. Can't say fairer than that, Tom. Thank you for your time with us...

…and keep on keeping on.

[UTUSN]

14. That's it: Kinder, more open, more explicit about our love for one another.

[pnwmom]

15. THANK YOU, Tom. We'll all be holding you in our hearts.

Love back at you.

[Boomerproud]

16. Tom...

[Karadeniz]

17. A beautiful message! Thank you!

[James48]

18. Likewise, I'm sure.

Not far behind. But I will continue to salute you as long as I can.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

21. Thumbs up my freind.

[Budi]

19. It is truly an honor to read your post, Mr Rosencratz

Thank you ~

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

23. Mr. Rosencratz sends his kindest regards.

[calimary]

20. NICE. Seriously Nice, Tom!

Glad you posted it. We can all use a good read!

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

22. Thank you dear. I've always enjoyed your posts.

[herding cats]

24. Much love to you, Tom. Or, may I call you Justin now?

Either or... I loved your pose and have always appreciated you. ❤️

[blm]

25. ((Tom Yossarian Joad))

*smooch*

For the road.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

26. Smooch, hug and a hump back atcha.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

27. Wait. Just a fucking minute. I ain't dead yet.

Still here, still complaining, just wanted to vent a bit as to where life has taken me.

I have always laughed from the sidelines. I have always cried at Bambi.


But the best thing I have learned...




Is that the love you might have for anything or anyone is the one thing eternity can
ever destroy.

[AwakeAtLast]

28. Thank you for that

And I'm so glad you're still here!

[ChubbyStar]

29. The Beatles said it quite well

The End

And in the end
The love you take
Is equal to the love you make

[smirkymonkey]

30. So glad you are still here with us Justin!

And I hope you will be with us for a while longer. We love you too!

[babylonsister]

31. And we love you!

I love your name, too-both of them! Now I'll be looking for you, m'dear.

"I'll be aroun' in the dark. I'll be everywhere-wherever you look. Wherever there is a fight so hungry people can eat, I'll be there. Wherever there is a cop beatin' up a guy, I'll be there...I'll be in the way kids laugh when they're hungry and they know supper's ready. An' when our folk eat the stuff they raise an' live in the houses they build—why, I'll be there. "

From The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

[malaise]

32. Lovely OP

[lillypaddle]

33. I, too, was diagnosed with heart failure

about 4 years ago. I have my groceries and tequila delivered these days.

Best wishes to you, Justin.



Jackie

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

35. I have become a huge Instacart fan.

[lillypaddle]

43. They are a necessity, but I'm far from a fan

damn, they screw up A LOT! In May, I got charged for someone else's groceries, but think god for Discover. But, as I said, they are a necessary evil.

[sellitman]

34. I am happy you are here

Your posts are needed and your heart is big. Hoping you can continue here for years

[HAB911]

36. Cheers brotha

[Paladin]

37. Very well put, Brother.

Thank you. I needed to hear what you said.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

39. Thanks.

Sometimes times re awkward to say the least.

[alphafemale]

38. one of my favorite DU'ers

How many of us long timers?

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

40. Hopefully ablot of us.

Cheers to all of us old timers.

[niyad]

50. This month is my 18th anniversary, though I lurked long before that.

[panader0]

41. I'm right there with you Mr Joad.

[Hortensis]

42. So glad I saw this post, Tom. Thank you.

[Demovictory9]

44. glad you are here

[Iggo]

45. .

[spanone]

46. ♥️

[ancianita]

47. Thank you for the love you give here. Looong may you run!

I have been to wondrous places and met wonderful people. I feel you.

Just fucking love. I'ma do that.

[Phentex]

48. Love and all positive vibes to you!

With a name we aren't likely to ever forget!

[niyad]

49. You are loved and valued by your DU family. We are here for you.

[AllaN01Bear]

51. hem. have chf and afib along w pvcs and avcs . on meds for all.

started 5 years ago. hang in there .

[ornotna]

52. And happy you're still here

[littlemissmartypants]

53. Thank you. ❤ nt

[Schmice3]

54. Thank you.

[JI7]

55. Still here

[LiberalLoner]

56. Glad you are still here ❤️

[Harker]

57. Your generosity is touching.

Love,
Harker

[FailureToCommunicate]

58. "Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'...

"Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho'
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;

One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and NOT to yield."


Justin, wishing you hang in there (here) with the rest of us raged but right DU long haulers.

[Susan Calvin]

59. Your username is the best ever.

[Swede]

60. Long may you run.

It's been a good one, with you and all the DUers.

[KT2000]

61. As a person on the same road

I choose not to believe the statistics and keep on keeping on as long as I can. Use the electric carts at the store? OK!

[Scrivener7]

62. That is beautiful. Love you too.

[Ellipsis]

63. Tu es un DU prophte.

[Deuxcents]

64. You are blessed

Have not been here very long but reading your friend’s messaging.. I wish I had been here longer. I hope to see you here soon and learn more why you’re so loved ❤️

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

65. Hugs, Simply hugs. Give them away whenever you can.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

66. Love to you, Tom.

[DemocraticPatriot]

67. "Hold on, holdout"

~Jackson Browne


Hang tough, stay with us.

[Kid Berwyn]

68. Love ya, Tom Yossarian Joad! That's what it's all about.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

69. What a wonderful quote!