TheBanyanTree: Cecil

[Gloria]

I'm here.  I'm thinking about Cecil and how he stepped up and made me
feel welcome on The Spoon.  He asked why I chose the handle Dreamer
and proceeded to tell me about his dreams and sing me songs about
dreamin'.  We conversed about his manuscript.  Ya know, there isn't a
time that I talk about my Banyan friends and don't mention Cecil.  He
has inspired me beyond measure.  Consistent.  That's what he is if I
had to describe him in one word.  Consistently funny and witty,
consistently defending the underdogs by reminding us that we haven't
walked in their shoes, honest (even if he jokes about bein' a lying
Texan), suave and debonairre!

I met Cecil at Monique & Andrew's wedding.  I had only dreamt about
meeting him someday, truly wondering how that would ever happen since
we're thousands of miles apart.  He was every bit as great as I'd
thought he would be and the twinkle in his eyes is something I'll
never forget.   The genuine caring smile, the determination to make
sure all felt included, and hugs that were outta this world.  There's
only one Cecil and I'm so blessed to be able to call him my friend.

And Jana! It's so good to see you here!!

Dreamer...still dreamin' of a kinder, gentler world for ALL

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:55 PM, Laura <wolfljsh at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 10 Dec 2008 at 15:08, Indiglow wrote:
>
>> Jana
>
> Hi, Jana!  Sheesh - I didn't even know you were still hangin' round.  Not paying enough
> attention, I guess.  Email addresses change, people unsubscribe then resubscribe, I get
> confused.
>
> I wonder, would I be out of order if I asked for a hand check?
>
> (hand check.  we used to call it that in high school choir when the guys hands would
> disappear and the girls in front of them started jumping.  Heh, heh!)
>
> Who's here?  Not to worry, if you're not comfortable announcing your presence, that's ok,
> but if you're here and you haven't posted for a while, maybe you could just say "hi, i'm still
> here"?
>
> Me, Laura (Wolfie).  I'm still here.  :)
>
> I think I "met" Cecil back at the smokey campfire.  He has always been a quick wit, ready to
> play along with anything anybody came up with.  I left the campfire after getting my arse
> scorched by a stray spark, and it took me a while to make my way over to the cafe.  I was so
> glad to see all my friends, relaxed and happy.  Cecil has always been one of the main
> players in the writing groups I've been in, and I look forward to more of his "lies" - even if he
> does have to get some purty young nurse to type them for him.
>
> Love you Cecil!!
>
> --
> Laura
> wolfljsh at gmail.com
> http://wolfsinger.wordpress.com
>
>