Finally Got A New Password To Work

[The Magistrate]

Recently came upon a link which led back to here, and it followed it for old time's sake. It was a pleasure to see the place up and running, and even recognize some names.

Last week I got out of hospital, and started looking in a bit more regularly. I'm all right, the nurses wave me out with a 'see you later'. 4 A.M. Monday before last was a damned odd time to start up watching news again, but I needed something with a measured half hour's distraction while holding a hot compress on a swelling where an IV port had gone a bit wrong after a few days. Quietism has been good for my equinamity.

Had the devil's own time getting the new password system to let me log in. My old password didn't work, and the first several new ones sent did not either. Gave it another try just now, and one finally paid off.

So hello to old friends, ladies and gentlemen, and I will be looking in now and then, and possibly commenting on occasion.

[Laurian]

1. You have been missed!

So good to see you here again. 😀

[redwitch]

2. Oh my goodness!

Welcome back! So good to see your name when I looked in here!

[dweller]

3. me Gods !

and on St Pats day

you've been missed kind sir, and hearty welcomes back

✌🏼

[blm]

4. Holy Smokes!

So happy to see you!!!

[BootinUp]

5. geat to see you back around. nt

[jberryhill]

6. So, you managed to hack The Magistrate's account

Chapeau.

[dweller]

8. was it that easy?

Maigret will eat your chips

✌🏼

[The Magistrate]

102. It Was You!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287696766#post20



Something nagged at the wife's recollection, so I went and looked and...

Wow.

[jberryhill]

103. I was actually joking

But a DM from someone made me wonder.

It’s the internet. People do things like that.

[The Magistrate]

106. Live And Learn, Sir

I do not hold grudges.

But that was a damn fool thing to do.

[jberryhill]

107. Why?

What makes it a “damn fool thing” not to uncritically believe that people on the internet are who they claim to be.

Are you suggesting that all of those various Nigerian princes have been trying to send me money?

And why would you hold a “grudge” because some total stranger doesn’t take a pseudonym at his word?

I thought you said you don’t care what others think about you. Change your mind?

Very unlike the reasonable person I recall.

[The Magistrate]

108. Well, Sir, After a Good Chuckle I Am Leaving The Matter Lie

Someone sent you a note, and you took their bait like a bass at at a spoon. Without the slightest basis except perhaps some recollections six years old at least. The odds that whoever sent it to you knew anything at all about me and mine are beneath measure by the most minutely sensitive instruments.

If you make further reply you will not get one in return.

[jberryhill]

109. It certainly is foolish to believe everything one reads on the internet

Professionally, I frequently deal with situations like high jacking websites by the attacker taking control of long dormant emails and logins.

Perhaps you are merely ignorant that such things are commonplace.

[blogslut]

7. No forking way

Be still my shaken heart.

[Dem2theMax]

48. I miss Eleanor and Chidi.

[herding cats]

9. I was so happy to stumble across a post of yours tonight!

It's good to see you again, and I can attest to the fact that many of us asked about you often here.

[Starseer]

10. Welcome back!

You, sir, have been missed.

[The Magistrate]

11. Thank You All For The Welcome

I will keep at this a while but probably should not stay up too late. Still not all the way back to what passes for my usual state nowadays.

[dweller]

16. REST bra, i mean dude Sir

just post as you feel the need

these are terribly interesting times, wise words are dire and
held close

✌🏼

[The Magistrate]

18. I Asked My Grandsons What Was The Difference Between 'Bro' And 'Bra'

They could not get it across to me, though they were quite clear in their own minds which usage was appropriate when employed.

[dweller]

20. i have to admit it's a bit of a lazy linguistic term

i think, like yo, ya .. i'd like to think it's not sexist at least
and i used it as such to express 'no pressure' as to your contribution
here... comment as you can, when you can, and stay in good health
above all

✌🏼

[mahina]

41. I don't know about the rest of the country but here in Hawaii

Brah is short for Braddah, which is brother in pidgin English.

[MuseRider]

12. Wow! Welcome back.

You and rasputin1952 on the same night! It feels like old home week.

[The Magistrate]

13. Mr. Rasputin Is Back As Well?

There must be something in the phase of the moon!

[MuseRider]

17. Must be

I just saw him back this evening. What a lovely day!

[BigmanPigman]

25. I just read his post too. It is like reunion night.

[greatauntoftriplets]

64. Whoa! Ras is back too?

I'll have to find him.

[hlthe2b]

84. Exactly what i was thinking! A real pleasure to see these "old" names appear again.

[Hekate]

14. Welcome back, good sir. You have been missed.

[UpInArms]

15. Welcome home, dear Magistrate

[Kali]

19. welcome back, Sir!

people have missed you, been a bunch of threads asking about you

[yowzayowzayowza]

21. Good golly!

Glad to hear from you!

[eppur_se_muova]

22. Welcome back ! The place hasn't changed a bit. :D nt

[The Magistrate]

23. Thank You All For the Welcome To A Prodigal

Beelzebub's bedtime has struck....

[lamp_shade]

24. You were my #1 "Go To" for inspiration. I've missed you. Really.

You always had a way of looking at things reasonably and knocking sense into my head.
Thank you for coming back.

[Lithos]

26. Ok, you have seen your impact

Hello - and welcome aboard... You were missed....


Hugs and Love...

L-

[The Magistrate]

73. I Am Very Grateful For The Welcome, Sir

And I appreciate it very much.

What started out as a short break stretched into a long spell. Things were overwhelmed by SWMBO's health problems, which have come out alright, but took some convalescence and home nursing. Then I began having bouts of pneumonia, which turned out to be a consequence of the leukemia setting up shop for serious trade after long quiescence. One of the symptoms is intense night sweats, which we initially took for breaking of a fever, because they leave me feeling quite chilled, after soaking clear through the bedding. Fevers don't break several nights running, however. I found quite a group of doctors around me at the emergency room, my blood being mostly white cells. This was mitigated for a while, but after a bowel blockage, the doctor put me on a new drug that is a sort of 'chemo at home' pill. I was lucky to draw him at the hospital, and to be able to have this on a charity supply (neither Medicaid nor Medicare cover it) and the usual charge runs about a hundred thousand dollars a year. Apparently the illness fills the body with these lymphocytes, in organs and nodes and just about everywhere. The drug drains off the abundance, and then keeps removing the extra before they can accumulate. It is a maintenance, not a cure. It has kept me out of hospital for a couple of years, till recently.

Psychological, it has had an interesting effect. An initial elation and fresh energy, as it got rid of the excess, was marked and enjoyable. You might think the improvement would be cheering, but it made me realize just how debilitated I had been, and how ill I really was. I had had the diagnosis for many years (it was discovered in blood work after my first heart attack), but it had not seemed to be causing me any trouble. Apparently it really had been. It may seem a perverse reaction, but it was mine. In any case after heart surgery, after which the sternum never knitted, and repeated pneumonia, I am in less than optimal shape, and am prone to shortness of breath on even the best of days. Prolonged exertion, and casual employment of my physical strength, things I have always reveled in, are pretty much out of the question. Normally I am far from bedridden, certainly, but there are certainly limits, and if I forget or ignore them, I get a sharp reminder just where they are.

When the pneumonia finally broke through recently, and I had to go to hospital, they discovered some further cardiac difficulty, which may be something this drug contributes to. I am off it for a while to see, though I am led to expect this is temporary, and the difficulty will prove unrelated. It could take me unexpectedly but quickly, at least. I am used to that prospect already, and it does not particularly worry me. I came out of the hospital to the first stirring of this pandemic. During my adventurous youth, I was for periods in a sort of chronic danger of dire physical consequences I could only trust to luck to avoid. This feels similar. One does all one can to reinforce one's luck, of course, and while fortune may favor the bold it certainly favors the careful and prepared. Into the bargain, it is more pleasant to be calm.

I have had a good time here today, though admittedly it has taken on some aspects of a reformed drunk set off to a binge by a nibble of fruitcake soused in rum. It is probably not good for me to sit and type pretty much fourteen hours straight without a nap, and I have neglected my hydration, though I have kept up the new cardiac medicine alright. I expect I should dial it back a bit, but has been grand fun. The most cheering thing about it (apart from a few bits of old-style razor work) has been seeing that I've cheered people up a bit by returning. That feels good. and I am glad I have been able to a smile to many faces.

[Lithos]

78. Understandable

There has been a lot of change the past 6 years. I have had some gaps during this time as well. Thankfully my own personal circumstances have not been as personally significant as yours. I've said goodbye to too many cats than I care to over this time. My kids have had some issues, my own work has been less than stellar, school similarly so - but I carry on and visit when it make sense. DU is just a social place for me to visit, learn and ask questions these days.

The person I was six years ago is not the person I am today. Perhaps it is because I'm now over 50, or is it because my kids need more from me, who knows. Does it matter - not really? I constantly examine my priorities to make sure what matters to me is being taken care of first. I think you did this reflexively with SWMBO and I am glad you did so. There is nothing to explain here. I would hope people remember to take care of themselves and take are of their own first.

I am ecstatic you are back - your voice adds a lot here and has always been sharp and informative. I have missed you. Am very glad you've seen a bit of your legacy and how much you've been missed. Even so, I worry that you do keep to what's important first. But even so, you find your way back here more often than not.

Hugs

L-

[The Magistrate]

79. You Are A Great Friend, Sir, And A Good Man

It is an abiding regret of my life I am not a particularly social creature.

Thanks for keeping up with me.

I apologize for not having contacted you sooner.

[Mister Ed]

27. Good Sir! You have returned? It seems a fair omen indeed. n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

28. Welcome back, my friend! You have been missed!

And the likely reason that your password didn't work is that we were hacked on election day 2016, so everyone had to change. It was a problem for all of us, but especially for those who hadn't posted for awhile. If you're interested, you can read about it here:

About the hack
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10137748

Meanwhile, it's wonderful to see you back with us! Hoping you won't be a stranger since we really could use a bit of wit and wisdom in these stressful times! You came back at just the right time!

memsahib Rhiannon

[The Magistrate]

69. A Pleasure To See You Again, Memsahib!

That looks like an interesting story. Thank you for the link.

[Rhiannon12866]

82. That OP may explain your password issue and it was an important event in DU history as well

I figured you'd be interested when you had time. And I know I'm hardly the only one so pleased to see you back, but it means a lot to me since you were one of my very first DU friends - and I always appreciated the support.

Memsahib

[The Magistrate]

95. It Was, Memsahib

I was not too surprised the old one did not work, but subsequent new ones sent to me did not work either. I am not going to bother hunting them up again for examination, but the one I finally made work may illustrate the problem. It contained two characters which could be read either as upper-case 'I', lower-case 'l', or numeral '1' in the sans-serif style font my account presents. Being rather bloody-minded at times I resolved to try all nine possible permutations, and third time proved lucky when numeral 1 was entered twice.

[NBachers]

29. Welcome back, Sir!

[still_one]

30. Glad to see you back!!!

[JimGinPA]

31. You Have Been Missed

Great to see you back.

[Dennis Donovan]

32. Holeee cow!

How ARE you, Sir??

[littlemissmartypants]

33. Welcome back!! ❤ nt

[jpak]

34. Yay!

[Gothmog]

35. Welcome back

[The Magistrate]

36. Many Thanks To You All, Ladies And Gentlemen

The welcome is appreciated. Though I did get out a bit yesterday, I am under doctor's instruction to do my best impersonation of a hermit. This has made it a bit more cheerful to do.

[lavenderdiva]

38. What a wonderful surprise to see your post this morning

And see you back, Sir! I do hope you are on the mend very soon and feeling better. So very glad to see you back and posting. Your knowledge and perspective are much-needed here. Sending you a hug! 🤗💜

[blaze]

37. Welcome back, Sir!!

There have been numerous posts asking about you while you were gone and, I suspect, many of us feared the worst.

I will smile all day because of your return.

And now we all get to be hermits, together.

[Codeine]

39. You were genuinely missed, Sir. nt

[mahina]

40. You've been missed!

So very nice to read your post. Welcome back. Wishing you very good health.

Update: I have now read through the prior responses to your post and very much wish I had found a more original way to say what everyone else has said which is that we thought of you, we asked about you, we wondered about you, we worried about you. I thought someone just offended you enough to log out and stay there.

So glad you’re back!

[sl8]

42. Welcome back!

Assuming that you are really you, that is.

[The Magistrate]

43. A Small Musical Interlude Over Lunch, With Repeated Thanks For The Welcome

[sinkingfeeling]

44. Welcome home. We missed you.

[highplainsdem]

45. Welcome back!

[BumRushDaShow]

46. OMG WELCOME BACK!!!!

:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. Welcome back, my dear Magistrate!

You have been sorely missed, I can truly tell you.

[LNM]

49. WOW! Welcome back, Sir!

[Dem2theMax]

50. In times like these, it's really good to see family!

Welcome home!

[Adelante]

51. Welcome back, Magistrate.

[sheshe2]

52. Welcome back, Sir!

[The Magistrate]

53. Again, My Thanks To All Of You For The Welcome

I don't suppose 'remembrance' is quite the right word, at least as it is generally employed.

This is an old favorite I confess to recently employing as a sting:

[Fla Dem]

54. Welcome Back!

[burrowowl]

55. Welcome back Sir!

Thought you had croaked, glad to see you back!

[Grey]

56. I, too, am happy to have you back.

Your wise word have been sorely missed.

[GoneOffShore]

57. Welcome back!

You have been missed.

You're back just in time to do some much needed feather ruffling.

[question everything]

58. Missed you! So glad to see you back

I actually had a double take when I saw a post of you.

[In_The_Wind]

59. Welcome back, Sir.

We need you now more than ever.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

60. A Super Big Welcome Back. DU just got a lot better. nt

[CaptainTruth]

61. Welcome back!

[NRaleighLiberal]

62. it is with joy that I say Hello and welcome back!

[greatauntoftriplets]

63. It's good to see you back.

Sorry to hear about the ongoing health issues, though I know that they've been with you for a time.

Your password probably disappeared in the 2016 election night hack. That scared the bejesus out of all of us, and knocked DU offline for a week.

Welcome back.

[denem]

65. Oh Wow. Wonderful!

Welcome back. "Things go better with Coke".

[Karadeniz]

66. Nice to meet you and I hope whatever you were in the hospital for is all gone!

[The empressof all]

67. Hello old friend...

Seeing you post again made me smile today. Thanks for that!

[Renew Deal]

68. Nice to see you again!

[grantcart]

70. Great to see you again Sir

[Maru Kitteh]

71. Welcome home.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

72. Welcome back!

[Gore1FL]

74. Hello, sir. Good to see you. nt

[yardwork]

75. Oh my goodness, I am SO GLAD TO SEE YOU, dear sir.

Welcome back. You've returned at an unusual time for the world. I'm so very happy to see you.

[Anon-C]

76. ...

[The Magistrate]

77. Lack Of Nerve, Sir, Has Never Been A Problem For Me

Lack of nerves has got me into and through some interesting situations, but that is another matter.

[malaise]

80. Welcome back Sir

[Skittles]

81. WOO!

[hlthe2b]

83. For several years whenever posts about missing (and missed) long-term DUers appeared...

you, The Magistrate, were mentioned by the most on the thread.

I hope you will fill us in on what you've been up to. To your returned (and maintained) good health!

[Champp]

85. "Yea, I shall return with the tide." ― Khalil Gibran, The Prophet

[ms liberty]

86. Welcome back! n/t

[kentuck]

87. Welcome back, Sir!

You were very much missed.

[Pachamama]

88. Good to have you back Magistrate!

[CabalPowered]

89. Good to see you, Sir

[PCIntern]

90. I am "most pleased" that you have returned

To have survived your medical and emotional travails is a testimony to your great inner strength. I so look forward to your participation here and wish you nothing but the best.

[panader0]

91. You were missed. I'm glad you're back sir.

[Maeve]

92. Welcome back!!!

[The Magistrate]

98. Good Morning, Ma'am!

I see I may have killed an emoji late last night....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287676145#post44

[octoberlib]

93. Welcome back, sir. You have been missed.

[spanone]

94. Cheers!

[randr]

96. Welcome Home

We are all just hunkered down in a safe place still espousing how to save the world

[REPUguy]

97. welcome back

[muriel_volestrangler]

99. Welcome back, Sir!

A DU institution who has been sorely missed at times.

[The Magistrate]

100. Turning In Early Tonight, My Friends

This is getting a bit wearing. But it's been an awful lot of fun. My thanks and best wishes to you all!

Good night....

[Niagara]

101. Welcome back, Magistrate!

[SalmonChantedEvening]

104. So good to see you.

<3

[The Magistrate]

105. And The Same To You, Sir

You retired the trophy for coolest user name ever here, long agao.