Back in my early days on GLP, I engaged in occasional role-playing fun with different monikers. Years ago this was a much more common practice on the site than it is today.

Those who've been here a long time might recognize one or two of my old sobriquets. But, most of those lengthy threads drifted eventually into the digital waste bin.

In 2014, I created this current moniker ... which is me with an element of anonymity. About a year later, a well-known member contacted me revealing that he had discerned my prior monikers from my diction, humor, and writing style. We became friends. He had also uncovered a little about me in the real world.

I was rattled. But, he vowed to honor my confidentiality. He has since passed away from cancer. I still miss his humor and his focus. NODOOM would be obliged to put our current events in his Hall of Success.

Recently, I embarked on an old role-playing exercise ... to test my creativity. It was on a thread asking how we got to GLP. For your entertainment in these Days of Despair, allow me to present it here...