I just heard about Nero a couple hrs ago.
We were at odds with each other more than a couple times.
Despite that, and at those times I would never admit to this, but he had my respect.
I never talked with him much, just the ground rules that kept me from being permanently banned.
I kept my Facebook account separate from here, two different places, two different sets of rules.
It got all mixed up for me for awhile, they weren't as separate as they once were.
But once I got through with the problems I was having by the crossovers that were made, things seemed better.
But Facebook has a way of being heartless at times, it brings out some of the worst at times.
I ended up having to block some people there, I couldn't just un-friend them, I didn't want to read their comments.
I was able to keep the two places better separated after that...
I settled back into being here and not having to think about all of that stuff that had gone on.
Nero surprised the crap out of me one day not long after that with a PM that meant a lot to me.
He was no longer FA, but was who I had grown to like a lot, years ago, he was Nero again.
That might not seem like much, but this is how it is.
It made me really happy that I could see Nero in my mind, remembering things long past.
That's who he was. A simple gesture and it meant so much to me. He made me smile that day.
So his passing is so very sad, and yah, it hurts to hear the news.
But I'm also reminded of how easily he made me smile that day and why.
Rest in peace, Nero.
Ativan
