My dog welcomed me back nicely but don't expect such a joyous welcome here no matter how deserved or fortuitous it may actually be for the usual bunch of coconuts here.

Being nice is seemingly not on the priority list for the 20,000 posts club however there is more talent and civility here than you will ever find on the mega social network sites. On Facebook your announcement would inspire posts such as, "Go back to hell and die you fuckwad!".

Here you get a kindly and sincere "why bother?".

I figure who couldn't use a Mr. Happy in their lives. The water is fine in a relative sense. As Pete Seger might say "the water isn't perfect but there are fewer PCBs in it now.

Al, if you happen to be socially shy like myself you should know that folks here won't call you a friend unless you've sung together, broken bread, emptied bottles or got to a getaway. Its like the union.

Ya gotta go down and join the union
you gotta go down all by yourself
Ya gotta go down and join the union
you gotta go down and join the union by yourself.