Happy Birthday, Bill Ryan

[holcaul]

Belated happy birthday, dear friend!

I can’t even begin to express how important your voice has been for me since 2006.

Let me share a quote with you…

”There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody's expense but his own. However, nothing dispirits, and nothing seems worth while disputing. He bolts down all events, all creeds, and beliefs, and persuasions, all hard things visible and invisible, never mind how knobby; as an ostrich of potent digestion gobbles down bullets and gun flints. And as for small difficulties and worryings, prospects of sudden disaster, peril of life and limb; all these, and death itself, seem to him only sly, good-natured hits, and jolly punches in the side bestowed by the unseen and unaccountable old joker.”

― Herman Melville, “Moby Dick”

[1212is24]

Happy Birthday, Legend!

[jitu]

Belated happy birthday Bill. Wish you a long and healthy life.

[Mark]

Hope your day was awesome, Bill! Nice and chill, and you saw something unusual on your amblings about! May your next trip around the sun be the most amazing yet!

[betoobig]

happy new turn around the sun and so much love

[gnostic9]

A very Happy Belated Birthday! Bill Ryan. May your telemeres elongation continue unperturbed.


Love peace and joy to you and Mara!

[angelfire]

Happy Birthday, Bill! (Better late than........)

[xidaijena]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)

Posted by Malisa (here)
I want pictures of you out there and a Llama picture as well, if possible

I demand it! I'll invade your house otherwise. I have tanks!

Careful Sr, i don't wash dishes at all, or sweep floors, careful...

Wow, you have the biggest heart I've ever seen!

No washing dishes or sweeping floors — but knowing how to bake Borodinsky Bread (бородинский хлеб) is mandated, or all negotiations are off



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@Everyone, thank you all so very much for all your extremely kind messages. But do please remember that it's all of you who make the community what it is... the mods and I merely kind of hold the space.

And thanks again to you all, had a great traditional birthday hike yesterday. (I even got a sunburned nose, which is pretty unusual). I forgot to take a big bone for Mara, so I had to act fast to stop her from eating my little chocolate cake.

And no llamas! But here's a photo of one I took a little while back. (I take no credit: I swear it was posing for the camera)



And lastly, here's yours truly, still crazy after all these years. (You did ask )

Nice pictures. Sorry to give you birthday wishes late. I am very happy and blessed to know you and all kind souls here.

Have a nice day.

[Innocent Warrior]

Happy birthday, crazy man!

Thanks for this space, I love it.

[cannawizard]

happy belated birthday Bill~

thank you for creating a space for people worldwide to share ideas and express themselves~