h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hey there, Bluebottle...!
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How have you been since the last time I saw you? I believe I was wearing a stage costume, dressed as a large cat, asking for permission to be a LifeGuard...

I linked up with a group of my friends (all of them my alter egos) and we finished a Pooh Sticks competition from 7 years ago. During the course of the conversations, it was noted that the LifeGuards are responsible for Troll Duty... in essence, ensuring there are no Trolls attempting to homestead under the Bridge that crosses the River. At that point, Purr in Boots had to rethink his commitment to being a LifeGuard. We took some pints at the Forum & Firkin (or vice versa), and I think I assuaged his worries and talked him back into it.

Drop me a line when you are able, Dude...

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Hello, yes - that was quite a while ago. The h2g2 beach and all the other places where people used to go to enjoy some relaxing role-playing seem to have all dried up and people stopped doing that for some reason, never really understood why. Still, it was fun while it lasted.

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Try this as an on-going thread: https://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/brunel/F54793?thread=8325973 I have some idea why HooToo dried up. It's a bit slower than most folks prefer in communication. Face-to-face conversation is best and fastest. A telephone call comes in third, edged out by FaceTime or Skype. Texting is the rage with all ages these days. An email ranks a paltry fourth. Then there's snail mail. Each one has its particular niche in society. But... since humans generally crave the immediacy of person-to-person interactions, speed and variety of content can make or break a communication medium. I believe HooToo served its place in blazing a trail... initially. Now, there are more efficient and engaging ways to share time with folks online. Case in point: Over the last couple years, I've been a regular participant in Second Life, an online environment. Its a virtual world hosted on an ever-growing network of servers, an allows folks to explore, interact, and create in nearly real-time. Each person is represented by an avatar that can be "molded" to most any physical characteristics, clothed in any fashion, and given space to put down roots in a home (if they want to shell out a few bucks each month for rent). This virtual world is where I met my current spouse. We stumbled upon each other at a Big Band Swing ballroom, danced our avatars together, and struck up a personal relationship. We eventually met in real life, and were pleasantly surprised to find we still liked each other. Things change. Technology affords us different opportunities as it comes into being. It's not over yet, this transformation of our communication. I've come back to try to see the state of affairs hear and to reconnect to as many folks as possible, that were denied me by the paranoid delusions of a former spouse. I always came here for conversation and to broaden my understanding of the rest of the world. For that, HooToo was great, with its chat rooms. Now, we simply need to find other people who still appreciate that kind of written sharing of ideas, cultures, humor, idiosyncrasies, and heart. Glad you're still here to carry the torch... B4iwaxeloquentonanumberofothersubjects

I must also confess I have a lot less spare time to spend on h2g2 than I did years ago, with real world responsibilities and other hobbies. There's never time for everything it seems, even in a lockdown world where there's nowhere to go.

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