Poker Perambulation

You know who that is right? Well, I didn’t until today. He was Dr. Chako to me and had a blog I enjoy – like most on an irregular basis where I’d read a couple of weeks worth at a crack. Damn interesting guy. You feel like you’re chatting with a friend in the neighborhood pub. Seems a great fellow you know a lot about.

Well, he’s had a shitty homecoming. Lost his dad on his way home from Iraq. Felt cheated he didn’t have a final visit. That’s understandable. So this bit of remembrance appears on his blog. His dad seemed quite a guy, Hunter Silvastorm. He was a published author. Guest speaker. Ran Internet circles around his kid when you goggle the name. The guy could have his picture in the dictionary to demonstrate the word interesting. Proud of his kids and had grounds.

Charles had a loss but I feel I had one too. I never got to meet his ol’ man and am less for the failure. I listened to one of Hunter’s podcast from his radio show — told you he runs circles around his kid and the rest of us. Want to meet him even more. On my best day, I might make it through an interesting brew or two with him and walk away enriched.

We think we’ve a clue on some guy via our blogs and such and then a door opens and your see this huge room that you didn’t know was there. That’s my Dr. Chako experience. Darn blog moves from black and white into Technicolor like The Wizard of Oz.

There are some people that blog that seem so genuine you think you’ve got a handle. Otis is one that comes to mind. Doc was close. You know you’ve a cursory knowledge in this electronic media but they seem genuine. It is kinda nice even when something as horrid as their loss affirms your view.

You want to meet his dad? Head over to his web site. I think you’ll find yourself missing him along with Doc and his sisters. Listen to a podcast or two and you’ll see we all share loss of one of those men for all seasons. Had every excuse not to be such but didn’t let adversity stand in his way.

I felt sorry for myself over a recent urinary tract infection. His ol’ man wouldn’t have noticed it. He was a few months older than I am and managed a great life with a lot more adversity. Leaves a guy humbled.

An interesting aside is how our anonymity is so easily compromised. One mention of something throws it out there for all to see. Often there is little impact but think about that little faux pax that is written up at the next blogger’s gathering or whatever. For example, I heard that Uncle Bracelet was the inspiration for Austin Powers. Hope it isn’t the hairy part for his kids sake. Others might consider how discussing their use of chemistry might impact things with that next job interviewer’s net savvy. Those nice folks and trolls alike can’t rely on being anonymous. Spammers and the like who know how best to hide can even find that spotlight.

ADDENDUM:

A friend from online named Dave was the first I knew that blogged and from his own site. Interesting person with fairly strong ideas. He got the troll attack and the company he worked for asked him to take it down when they got the idiots involved. I miss his views. He sent the following links to a mutual friend and it fits right into the great dad idea.

Here’s a dad with imagination. You might consider a similar deal if you have a youngster. I could see Otis pulling this one off.

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