Mad Doc

Thank you Merlin as well as Monkie and any others who have offered me this this honor. Monkie had said that there is a Moderator tag but I honestly have never seen it. What do I add?

Sorry to hear this. Hope you heal fully and quickly!

I am pleased to be accepted as a member of XI, and happily accept the invitation. Thanks to the admins who sponsored me and to all the members who supported me. My 2 years as a player has been great and being a member just makes it that much better. (Besides my wife says, that considering the name of the Clan, I am now right where I belong.) Thanks again for the honor.

You nailed it Opto. Too much self and not enough concern for others. Add ignorance and misinformation to that and it can be deadly. Then there are those who honestly think we are over this thing (I was a bit guilty of that myself and I got burnt.) and those are the major reasons we will never be over it until we get a lucky mutation or people wake up (not gonna happen)

The goal may be a Utopian platitude, but the reality is that working in that direction is essential to survival

Yes. Precisely why we must quit thinking in obsolete terms. Everything is global. Nationalism is a fatal pathway.

Yes, that is a major concern, but my post was primarily regarding our failure to correct years of human rights denial and failure to correct years of 'blind eye' politics. Our arrogance and steadfast belief that we are the 'greatest country' in the world in the face of much evidence to the contrary smacks of Rome's attitude as the Empire fell around them.

"We are not as good as we once were...and we never were." I still love my country and I have always known that we could do better, and the first step in that direction is to take the quote to heart. The realization of imperfection requires real introspective thought and dedication to improvement on that level. We will never convince some and that goal may neve be reached. It is the journey that matters.

It has been 58 years for me and I still get that nostalgic and WTF? feeling when I run across an old text or other memory of those days. I still think sometimes, in spite of the facts that I was always broke that these may have been the best days of my life (and I have had a good life).

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The symptoms came on too fast for you to have contracted it on Paddy's day. Must have been exposed earlier. Not sure about your numbers but I would take 12% to odds against having this again. I don't understand why someone would not.

Nice to get back to playing today. Felt almost like usual.

Cheer up Opto. Just look forward to kicking my a.. regularly and easily when I get back in after all this rust has built up. That will be a double energy boost I am sure.

Definitely feeling much better but my Covid test still lights up like a Christmas tree. Oh well, where the hell was I planning to go anyway. Likely will be in game (WAW) tomorrow. Being able to kick a few XI (and others) asses in there will be healing I am sure.

Well, I was debating whether to get the 3rd booster and felt it might be better to wait till it starts peaking again in the fall. WRONG!! Contracted it (probably at my daughter's graduation and I feel like crap. Slowly getting better though. For those of you and WAW I miss playing you guys. Hopefully back in 4-5 days. (like most MDs I am a lousy impatient patient). For everyone. You still need to use masks indoors and if not vaccinated DO IT. Stay safe!

This is fantastic! Of course it was buried. I would expect nothing more from our 'News' Media. I saw his a few days on FB (BBC News feed).

Great area. My Daughter still goes to Ocracoke every year. Long time since I was there. Going to have to return. Have a great trip and do post pics.

I don't do much aiming, and some times it is obvious.

Yep! I remember you as well Major Mark (or do I just know you from here. Hard to tell what my memories are anymore LOL)

Depends on direction. I am in Memphis, two of my kids are in Knoxville and I have UT Football season tickets and it is a 5-6 hour drive. (7 hrs if you are old and have to make a pit stop every hour)

Curious as to how many people on here are from Tennessee, especially the West TN part.

Some of the smartest people I know are idiots and definitely some of the best people are.

After 2 years on here I am now just figuring out how to use this site. (still not sure) Maybe I am not as smart as I thought I was or maybe I was just too lazy to work it out. Any tips appreciated.

Hello!! Mad Doc here (real name Leon). I have been playing here almost daily for the last 2 years following the closure of my old Clan, Old Farts Squad. Hung on till it was no longer viable because of a promise I made Davey J our leader, before his death. As one of 2 senior admins I wanted to see it continue but finally we lost. Lot of good friends there, several continue to play occasionally here. Since coming over here I have felt at home. A lot of people that I really enjoy playing against and chatting with. As far as background I spent 45 years in the US VA Medical system. 3 years in the US Army followed by 42 years as an MD in the Memphis, TN VA hospital. (Don't let the MD throw you. Always said it is what I do, not who I am). I grew up in a completely blue collar family (mostly cotton farmers) and I still feel more comfortable around 'working' people. Looking forward to meeting more of you and hopefully kicking your butts in game.