Hat Tip to Tami: In Memoriam to the Best Friend I Never Met

As almost all of you know, the blogfamily lost one of its most beloved members when Tami -- Tamara -- passed suddenly and unexpectedly at the end of November.

Her absences from the blog were always very notable, especially for me, because on a lot of days, she practically was the blog. Half of the stuff I posted was from her tips in the comments.

She was just one of the sweetest people I've ever virtually met and I'm sorry I didn't know her for real.

You can view her obituary and post a goodbye on her virtual memoriam wall.

She was a real cutie, too!

Tamara "Tami"
January 30, 1958 - November 29, 2021
She was 63.
Tami attended John F. Kennedy High School, where in the fall of 1973 she was asked out to the homecoming dance by a shy but disarmingly funny varsity football player, Richard "Rick" Smith. She and Rick have been going out ever since, sharing 48 years of love and adventure. On August 3rd of this year, they celebrated 42 years of marriage. Tami loved Rick until her very last breath. A multi-hyphenate in the truest sense of the word, Tami's various roles throughout the years included banker, entrepreneur, strength trainer, party planner, counselor, dog mom extraordinaire, and more - but nothing made her prouder than being "Mom" to Alexander and Abigail and "GaGa" to Wyatt. Selflessly caring for others - humans and animals - was core to Tami's DNA. She was a mother figure and source of unconditional love, encouragement, and well-timed sarcasm to countless family members and friends. The outsized impact she had on any being lucky enough to have been loved by her is her greatest legacy.

What a loss.

We've also lost some of our other good friends this past year -- rickl and Chavez the Hugo among them.

I hate thinking that they're gone. They were just here a moment ago. We were all just here a moment ago.

Posted by: Ace at 05:33 PM

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1 We all miss you, Tami.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, John Ford goes to war at December 22, 2021 05:33 PM (LvTSG)

2 Bless you for posting this, Ace.

Posted by: BunkerintheBurbs at December 22, 2021 05:34 PM (qQU8E)

3 It's a pity. At least they get to start the party in heaven ahead of us.

Posted by: trev006 at December 22, 2021 05:35 PM (d91al)

4 Thank you.

Posted by: Blue Hen at December 22, 2021 05:36 PM (VYjdj)

5 Thanks, Ace. Well done. Tami was a treasure, to be sure.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at December 22, 2021 05:37 PM (auq4b)

6 Huge St Louis Cardinal fan.

Posted by: crockpot stew at December 22, 2021 05:37 PM (oSX/P)

7 Her passing makes me sad.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 22, 2021 05:37 PM (WJNu0)

8 What a loss! Tami was the best.

Posted by: Lizzy at December 22, 2021 05:37 PM (URNdm)

9 It's so strange to have someone just suddenly gone. Rest in peace, Tami.

Posted by: moviegique at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (asXVI)

10 God Bless her, such a sweet lady. God Bless and comfort her family, what a loss.

Posted by: spypeach at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (cj82h)

11 As I said the other day, I fully expect when I go many will say "good riddance, and would be sorely disappointed if you don't.

Posted by: BurtTC at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (aRlmb)

12 Agree with the cutie assessment. Very pretty woman with a much prettier heart.

When we were trying to get in tough with rickl, she sent me a text asking if I could use my job to find him. We found his residence and realized later he was in the hospital. I sent an email to Tami and told her she was a very good person for caring so much.

She told me I did all the work, and she did really nothing. She never took credit for the good things she did. It was just her nature.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (XSRBF)

13 RIP Tami, rickl and Chavez.

Posted by: dartist at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (+ya+t)

14 She was a pretty lady and seemed a real sweetheart. I'll go to my grave never meeting so many people that I admire and hold affection for. I hope we can meet in the new world.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (KZzsI)

15 yeah this has been a rough couple of years

she is in a better place! I'm sure of it.

Posted by: Appropriately Black Orchid at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (j9HX3)

16 Agreed. Sounds like her family was pretty awesome too. Condolences to them at this time.

Posted by: WinLinBSDAdmin at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (KXkkH)

17 Sucks.

Posted by: pawn at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (Cfk8j)

18 It's so strange to have someone just suddenly gone

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:38 PM (KZzsI)

19 Very thoughtful ace. We all, really, are just temporary visitors here. I'm sure she is in a better place.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at December 22, 2021 05:39 PM (flINI)

20 >>She told me I did all the work, and she did really nothing. She never took credit for the good things she did. It was just her nature.

She helped find a home for his beloved cat, right?

Posted by: Lizzy at December 22, 2021 05:39 PM (URNdm)

21 Tami was just so great. She never got involve in blog drama, she was just pleasant to everyone.

Quality all the way around.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:39 PM (XvPQV)

22 That is one of the worst parts of death, and its something you cannot really understand until you go through it: they're gone. Suddenly, like a light going out.

Now they're gone for the rest of your life. No more father. No more friend. No more movies from Alan Rickman. Just ended, with a snip.

Its shocking and awful. Death is wrong, we were not created to die.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:40 PM (KZzsI)

23 Touching tribute.

From her loved ones obituary, it's fair to say:

Heaven +1

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 22, 2021 05:40 PM (5We2S)

24 >>>She helped find a home for his beloved cat, right?

Posted by: Lizzy

She did. She was the blog's Wonder Woman.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:40 PM (XSRBF)

25 She seems very young to have passed, it must have been sudden. She will be greatly missed.
Live your life with joy, but understand tomorrow is promised to none of us.
Getting older takes courage.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at December 22, 2021 05:40 PM (jTmQV)

26 We miss you Tami. You were a great friend to me and many others here. Much love to you and prayers for your family. Godspeed dear lady.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. at December 22, 2021 05:41 PM (II3Gr)

27 I miss Tami. She helped me find a cowboy story where he kept a diary bbn of how he trained his horse. I had assumed it was an American cowboy, but it was a Spanish version. Good story, and she helped me find it again.

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at December 22, 2021 05:42 PM (IJES/)

28 Condolences to her friends and family.

I hate being on the older side of 29, this happens more and more

Posted by: Evil Bunny at December 22, 2021 05:42 PM (wRtEo)

29 >>She did. She was the blog's Wonder Woman.

Indeed.

Posted by: Lizzy at December 22, 2021 05:42 PM (URNdm)

30 Death is wrong, we were not created to die.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:40 PM (KZzsI)

Nah, everything IS created to die. Every story has an ending, then the next story starts.
Life only has meaning because of death.

It just sucks for those of us left behind after Tami or Hugo or Logan goes on ahead of us.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:42 PM (XvPQV)

31 Are we having open auditions for a lurker to take her spot?
Of course, the nic "Tami" will be retired and hung from the rafters in the commenter hall of fame.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at December 22, 2021 05:42 PM (5vVOA)

32 Tami was driving force behind the effort to help rickl and her efforts will never be forgotten. I raise a glass in honor of one of G-D's angels. Prayers for her family.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 22, 2021 05:42 PM (TuTYZ)

33 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (Zz0t1)

34 >>>It just sucks for those of us left behind after Tami or Hugo or Logan goes on ahead of us.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

The Heaven MoMe's are going to be awesome!

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (XSRBF)

35 [So many beautiful, moving, and eloquent tributes to Tami by The Horde -- I'm almost embarrassed to republish mine; in my defense, I was suffering from overworked exhaustion, sleep deprivation, and really dusty eyes ... but mostly really dusty eyes:]

My condolences to Tami's family on this shocking, deeply saddening news. Like most commenting here, I too only knew Tami as a virtual virtuoso at the AoSHQ blog -- and always looked forward to her positive, witty, and oft-quoted-by-Ace commentary and linkage (she seemed to me to be a one-woman news and twitter aggregator -- don't know how she did it).

Thank you for providing for us, in her obituary, her actual "sense of life" in the real world; I always envision many of the regular, and moreso popular, commenters at Ace of Spades as Randian heroes in real life -- and now I know that Tami indeed was. I regret I did not get to meet her there

One of my favorite Zen-type quotes in response to how one can meet or know another merely briefly (and now only online), but still feel as if they'd known them all their life, is "The soul does not measure time; the soul only measures growth." Tami will be missed.

Posted by: ShainS -- Beware the Branch Covidians at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (WL2ZY)

36 I miss all the names that have passed. As time goes on more will vanish, and I hope they are all remembered and loved. Lift a glass for our fallen comrades in MoMees. Give them respect and memory. Its too easy to forget.

And please, make sure you have some way to let us all know here in the gray boxes if something happens to you. Remember your friends.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (KZzsI)

37 My condolences to all who knew and love Tami. Rest well.

Posted by: bonhomme at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (YYlyE)

38 It's a pity. At least they get to start the party in heaven ahead of us.

Posted by: trev006
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Think of it as a Heaven MoMe..

Geez.. it's getting dusty in here..

Posted by: Chi-town Jerry at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (CjFDo)

39 Who is guaranteed tomorrow?

Posted by: Just wondering at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (c0EHG)

40 Tami was driving force behind the effort to help rickl and her efforts will never be forgotten. I raise a glass in honor of one of G-D's angels. Prayers for her family.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 22, 2021 05:42 PM (TuTYZ)

I had forgotten that. What a sweet soul.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (x8Wzq)

41 33 FIRST!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (Zz0t1)

Hell yeah, Sponge, Hell yeah

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:44 PM (XvPQV)

42 She sounds........awesome.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at December 22, 2021 05:44 PM (Zz0t1)

43 I hope I get a nice send-off from the boss when I finally keel over.

Tami and I never interacted much, but she once told me how much she enjoyed reading my comments, which was sweet, undeserved and made my cold black heart melt for just a moment.

May your memory be eternal, dear lady.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 05:44 PM (2JVJo)

44 I hate being on the older side of 29, this happens more and more

That is the evil secret of aging. It sucks to get old and feel less powerful and more weak and hurty. It sucks to have your body fail you.

But its even worse watching the ones you love age and weaken and fall apart and die. Everyone you grew up with. Everyone you love, saying goodbye to them one after another. Young people are not ready for this.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:45 PM (KZzsI)

45 Way too young to die. I'm just a little older, and maybe I moved around and had some "diverse learning experiences", but from what I read, Tami seemed to have lived the quintessential perfect Americana Life.

Family, church, kids, hometown allegiance, and political activism.
Salute. (said in the HeeHaw tone, with full respect)

Posted by: illiniwek at December 22, 2021 05:45 PM (Cus5s)

46 Thank you for posting her obituary and memory page. It gave me an opportunity to post my own thoughts on her passing.

Posted by: SARDiver at December 22, 2021 05:46 PM (Cmxw7)

47 In our prayers. God's speed.

Posted by: OldSarg at December 22, 2021 05:46 PM (3860y)

48 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 05:44 PM (2JVJo)

....

Your too much of an ass to ever die.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 22, 2021 05:46 PM (5We2S)

49 They will all be missed but never forgotten

Hold tight the ones you love. It can be gone in a second.

Love and cheer to the Horde.

Posted by: Czech Chick at December 22, 2021 05:46 PM (haWye)

50 Its shocking and awful. Death is wrong, we were not created to die.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:40 PM (KZzsI)

Would seem we are created to savor our lives and pass on our genes, wisdom, faith and love to those who follow. May her name be a blessing.

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 22, 2021 05:46 PM (ONvIw)

51 I lost my very long time, best friend a couple of years ago. He was so alive and vital, everyone loved him, an amazing individual. Called me and told me he had an inoperable brain tumor they had just found because he had an auto accident because of his loss of vision. He was gone in a month. 55 years old. Bang.

Shit. I'm still messed up about it. Nothing can take his place.

Posted by: pawn at December 22, 2021 05:46 PM (Cfk8j)

52 Tami was driving force behind the effort to help rickl and her efforts will never be forgotten. I raise a glass in honor of one of G-D's angels. Prayers for her family.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 22, 2021 05:42 PM (TuTYZ)

+++++

She sure was. She was the best of the best. I will miss her always.

Posted by: washrivergal at December 22, 2021 05:47 PM (/3udR)

53 @22

>>Its shocking and awful. Death is wrong, we were not created to die.

Death is only the end of one journey and the beginning of another.

There is more, much more.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 22, 2021 05:47 PM (iKhtQ)

54
You all know now (or knew) Tami loved dogs and cats. Maybe she loved all animals, I don't know.

So Tami had 4 dogs and a cat, maybe two cats, yeah, two cats. Anyways, her 4-legged children did not get along -- she even had to keep one dog upstairs from the other dogs downstairs or else she was constantly breaking up their fights.

Tami would often share these stories of being referee for all her beloved animals, not out of aggravation, but out of love. And a couple of her dogs are pitbulls, so you could imagine the crazy antics in the Tami Household.

That's what I remember about Tami -- a lady with lots of love, patience, and generosity.

Goodbye, Tami. You will be remembered.

Posted by: Soothsayer's Untrue But Accurate Tales at December 22, 2021 05:47 PM (6vHcr)

55 I miss her. The comment section was always better when she was there.

Posted by: redridinghood at December 22, 2021 05:48 PM (NpAcC)

56 *dusty*

Posted by: Infidel at December 22, 2021 05:48 PM (qpolg)

57 Makes me realize that my life hasn't counted for a whole hell of a lot. Always thought I'd have plenty of time to do things later. Later might not always arrive. So don't put things off until it's too late.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. at December 22, 2021 05:48 PM (II3Gr)

58 Thanks to seen left a brief message on her memorial page.
You could tell Tami was a great soul from her posts.

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 05:49 PM (2JoB8)

59 Tami was one of my favorites. Always friendly and sweet. I miss her.

Posted by: JackStraw at December 22, 2021 05:50 PM (ZLI7S)

60 She was the best friend I never met when I joined this blog 12 years ago.

We regularly talked via email, and when she didn't respond to two I sent her, I knew something was wrong. Bluebell and CBD thought she was just busy. No one could convince me she was okay.

Im heartbroken. My prayers are for her precious family. She loved that grand baby so much. She sent me a picture of him in the snow last Christmas.

She was also proud of her Sicilian heritage, and was very funny. I hope to visit her family's restaurant in St. Louis some day.

RIP, dear friend. This place will never be the same without you.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 22, 2021 05:50 PM (ptqGC)

61 Makes me realize that my life hasn't counted for a whole hell of a lot

Me too. But at least you have kids and have contributed to the future. You have work that you are at to make things happen for others.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:50 PM (KZzsI)

62 George Carlin said that what he wanted written on his tombstone was, damn, he was just here a minute ago!

A lovely tribute to a lovely lady. Well done ace!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at December 22, 2021 05:51 PM (Vxu+H)

63 Think of it as a Heaven MoMe..

Geez.. it's getting dusty in here..
Posted by: Chi-town Jerry at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM (CjFDo)

And here I thought Michigan was good times. Maybe I'll get to see myself.

Posted by: trev006 at December 22, 2021 05:51 PM (d91al)

64 Thanks Ace. I come and go because I'm a professional flake.

But even after prolonged absence I'd see Tami here, posting a link for something that had been in the news cycle for all of 3 seconds, and before the rest of the internet started talking about it. If she didn't have the record in h/t's, she should have.

She never got involved with any horde dramas (at least that I witnessed) and could always count on her righteous indignation at the right time.

I can't even imagine how her family feels. But it must be amusing to them there's dozens of people from all over the country, who only knew her by her nic leaving messages on her wall. She's leaving a giant Tami shaped hole at the HQ that will never be filled, nor should it. She is missed.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 05:51 PM (wAnMi)

65
You can and should accept the idea of dying at a moment's notice. It gives perspective. And it makes most things a lot more palatable. But it doesn't change anything when someone *else* dies unexpectedly.

It's why you shouldn't really want the "he died peacefully in his sleep" scenario, as nice as it sounds... just hope it's not too terribly long and painful. One of those "you have three months to live" type of scenarios, so you have time to make arrangements, settle accounts, and your people have time to accept it first.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 05:51 PM (hQ23g)

66 Tami contributed several nice home cooking recipes to The Deplorable Gournet.

Avocado Chicken Enchiladas
Blackberry Turkey (or Beef) Meatballs
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Grilled Brussel Sprouts with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Herbed Watermelon-Feta Salad
Kahlua Pecan Brown Sugar Baked Brie
Stuffed Artichokes

Posted by: Stephen Price Fogerty at December 22, 2021 05:51 PM (CX3cf)

67 /me pours one out for all of the Morons we've lost.

Remember this regarding your loved ones: don't ever go to bed mad at them.

Posted by: Dworkin Barimen - anarcho-tyranny? you're soaking in it! at December 22, 2021 05:51 PM (cSs/W)

68 Let Tami's memory, perhaps, convict us to not only remember those who are separated from us by death, but also those who are separated from us by selfish and trivial matters and be reconciled before its too late. God speed, Tami.

Posted by: In Reel Life (yes, dummy, on purpose) at December 22, 2021 05:51 PM (QYPq3)

69 Go to a MoMe

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (XvPQV)

70
Hell yeah, Sponge, Hell yeah
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:44 PM (XvPQV)

I should'a done that in the memorial.......

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (Zz0t1)

71 Who is guaranteed tomorrow?
Posted by: Just wondering at December 22, 2021 05:43 PM

I suppose if anyone is, it might be me.

Posted by: Keith Richards at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (a3Q+t)

72 Reading the George Soros thread I couldn't help but think Tami is deceased, but George Soros is 91 and still alive. This does not seem right.

Posted by: redridinghood at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (NpAcC)

73 A very special lady. She will be missed. Always brought good information to the blog.

Posted by: Ronster at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (XIbpE)

74 I will bless her memory, and light a candle.

Posted by: NaCly Dog (u82oZ) at December 22, 2021 05:53 PM (u82oZ)

75 >>>Go to a MoMe

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Wish I had, if only to see Tami and the rest of your clowns. Life is too short, for all of us.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:53 PM (XSRBF)

76 I am primarily a lurker. I never interacted much with Tami but I read lots of her comments and greatly appreciated what she had to say. Thank you for this awesome tribute Ace!

It is amazing how some people you never meet can just mean so much to so many.

Posted by: Vance at December 22, 2021 05:53 PM (uQcUm)

77 Jane, what restaurant is that? I go through St. Louis several times a year.

Posted by: Stephen Price Fogerty at December 22, 2021 05:53 PM (CX3cf)

78 You can and should accept the idea of dying at a moment's notice. It gives perspective. And it makes most things a lot more palatable.

Oh, I look forward to it. Not the parts right before it so much but finally resting and going home, yeah.

But yes, we have isolated and insulated ourselves from death so much in our culture that we're not ready and barely can handle it when it happens.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:53 PM (KZzsI)

79 >>>This does not seem right.

Posted by: redridinghood

The Lord wants good people by his side. Who better than Tami?

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:53 PM (XSRBF)

80
She was also proud of her Sicilian heritage, and was very funny. I hope to visit her family's restaurant in St. Louis some day.

RIP, dear friend. This place will never be the same without you.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 22, 2021 05:50 PM (ptqGC)

What is it? I'll be in St. Louis the beginning of January. If there's time, I'll try to get there.

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at December 22, 2021 05:54 PM (Zz0t1)

81 Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Wish I had, if only to see Tami and the rest of your clowns. Life is too short, for all of us.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:53 PM (XSRBF)

Mark owns us?

Posted by: Sponge - Saying Jackson Sparks at December 22, 2021 05:54 PM (Zz0t1)

82 72 Reading the George Soros thread I couldn't help but think Tami is deceased, but George Soros is 91 and still alive. This does not seem right.
Posted by: redridinghood at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (NpAcC)

i thought the same thing. except was thinking pelosi and feinstein.

Posted by: Jack Burton, who is up rather early at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (MwnFc)

83 Tami will be missed. Peace to her family.

Posted by: Jak Sucio at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (jvt6t)

84 >>>Mark owns us?

Posted by: Sponge

I think he owns our subsidiary rights, through AoS Industries.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (XSRBF)

85 R.I.P.

Posted by: andycanuck (UHVv4) at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (UHVv4)

86 84 >>>Mark owns us?

Posted by: Sponge

I think he owns our subsidiary rights, through AoS Industries.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (XSRBF)

Through multiple offshore shell companies. It's all very complicated.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (II3Gr)

87 Tami was just a couple years older than me, seems way to young for someone needed by many to leave us.

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (2JoB8)

88 The HQ is well represented in the guest book. This is the best community on the nets.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 22, 2021 05:56 PM (eA1RV)

89 Mark owns us?

Posted by: Sponge

I think he owns our subsidiary rights, through AoS Industries.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (XSRBF)

I promise to be firm but fair

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:56 PM (XvPQV)

90 That's a good tribute, Ace.

Good on you, man.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 05:56 PM (Zz0t1)

91 For the wicked, this life is as good as it ever will get for eternity. They can have their few last miserable moments here no earth, grasping at a few seconds of pleasure and happiness.

Every time one of God's children goes home, there is celebration and joy in heaven.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 05:56 PM (KZzsI)

92 I hate thinking that they're gone. They were just here a moment ago.

Amen.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 22, 2021 05:56 PM (Xrfse)

93 Go to a MoMe
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (XvPQV)

Yes to this. Even if you're the awkward one who hovers in the corner. I felt more at home at the two CO morondezvouseses than I do at office Christmas parties. Really good people.

As an aside, I saw that BTH left a nice message on Tami's wall. I met him twice, and liked him, and was sad when he kind of melted down a couple years ago.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (x8Wzq)

94 *dusty*
Posted by: Infidel at December 22, 2021 05:48 PM (qpolg)

Sure got that way all of a sudden.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (axyOa)

95 Tami was just a couple years older than me, seems way to young for someone needed by many to leave us.
Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 05:55 PM (2JoB

Yeah, sobering thought.
My grandfather died when he was just 3 or so years older than I am now.

Ya never know.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (XvPQV)

96 Friggin allergies.......

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (Zz0t1)

97 77 Jane, what restaurant is that? I go through St. Louis several times a year.
Posted by: Stephen Price Fogerty at December 22, 2021 05:53 PM (CX3cf)

----

Cunetto's. Located on the Hill.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (ptqGC)

98 Reading the George Soros thread I couldn't help but think Tami is deceased, but George Soros is 91 and still alive. This does not seem right.
Posted by: redridinghood at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (NpAcC)

The Lord always calls the cool people home first.

Satan doesn't want the stench of people like Soros around any sooner than necessary, it's already Hell. Why make it worse?

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (wAnMi)

99 They were just here a moment ago. We were all just here a moment ago.

Indeed. Life is fragile no matter how tough you think you are. She will be missed greatly. Really makes you sit and think about your own mortality. Especially if you are over 29. Lost many friends this past year and yet it still doesn't seem real sometimes.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (nxdel)

100 So so sad. Rest In Peace, Tami. I hope we will meet one day in heaven.

Posted by: IC - Joe Biden has shit for brains at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (CXqzB)

101 Based on her obituary, it is not surprising that Tami was as lovely IRL as she was in these gray boxes. Tami's perspective and her copious contributions to the blog will be sorely missed. May God grant her eternal repose and may her family be comforted by their memories.

Posted by: Hoplite Housewife at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (mNMgp)

102 Reading the George Soros thread I couldn't help but think Tami is deceased, but George Soros is 91 and still alive. This does not seem right.

What did I tell you?

Posted by: Billy Joel at December 22, 2021 05:58 PM (2JVJo)

103 60-

I think it was when her daughter was getting married, she was fretting over the dress she was going to wear. So she posted a picture of the dress. Which looked lovely, and a number of people told her so. I said something like I'm sure she would look even better than the models in the store, and she practically cried at the kindness of my comment. Which was just me being silly.. and a bit flirty. I was very touched by how touched she was by the comment. Because that's how sweet she was, that someone as ornery as me be made to feel like I made somebody's day...

Posted by: BurtTC at December 22, 2021 05:58 PM (aRlmb)

104 Reagan's speech about the Challenger seems to fit here: She slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God. May He bless Tami and may the love and joy she brought to so many be her legacy.

Posted by: jmel at December 22, 2021 05:58 PM (bVhJi)

105 Cunetto's. Located on the Hill.

Thank you very kindly.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at December 22, 2021 05:58 PM (CX3cf)

106 82 72 Reading the George Soros thread I couldn't help but think Tami is deceased, but George Soros is 91 and still alive. This does not seem right.
Posted by: redridinghood at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (NpAcC)

Do you honestly think anyone will miss them when they are gone? Tami had more riches than they will ever have.

Posted by: WinLinBSDAdmin at December 22, 2021 05:58 PM (KXkkH)

107
The Lord wants good people by his side. Who better than Tami?
Posted by: Wyatt Earp

Another one with 'Talent on loan from God' who has been recalled.
Godspeed Tami.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 22, 2021 05:58 PM (KGAuX)

108 The HQ is well represented in the guest book. This is the best community on the nets.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 22, 2021 05:56 PM (eA1RV)

Yes. Kept me sane this past year when I was dealing with my Dad and sister's passing.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 05:59 PM (x8Wzq)

109 I lost a close friend to cancer. I visited with him often and did things for him. I still have a lot of his books.
My last visit with him, we had a visit and then he asked me to leave because, as he said "dying is really exhausting."
He passed the next morning.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at December 22, 2021 05:59 PM (jTmQV)

110 >>>Reagan's speech about the Challenger seems to fit here: She slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God. May He bless Tami and may the love and joy she brought to so many be her legacy.

Posted by: jmel

Dammit, I was fine until I read this!

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 05:59 PM (XSRBF)

111 THIS is why I have been lurking here for ten years.

Well done, Horde.

Posted by: Mandarin in the gulags for the win at December 22, 2021 05:59 PM (junJd)

112 Tami did a lot for me, showing me where the real news was. I'm much healthier now.

I hope buzzion will show her how to log in from upstairs.

Posted by: t-bird at December 22, 2021 05:59 PM (DMQdU)

113
RIP, dear friend. This place will never be the same without you.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 22, 2021 05:50 PM (ptqGC)

+++
Not this past Halloween but the one before Tami showed a picture of her little grandson dressed in his costume. He was as cute as the dickens. She loved him so.

Posted by: washrivergal at December 22, 2021 05:59 PM (/3udR)

114 Rest easy, Tami. I will miss clicking on your breaking news links and also your humor.

Insomniac, it's normal to take stock after a loss at least for awhile, it's what the loss encourages a person to do/change in the future that is important. As Zod says, Do it, do it now!

MP3, I would miss you if you weren't here and would be genuinely sad not to picture you in my mind as I was reading your posts. 9 days until your happier, right?

Posted by: old chick at December 22, 2021 05:59 PM (sOete)

115 Thank you for the post Ace.

Tami was something else, wasn't she?

Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:00 PM (mD/uy)

116 Cunetto's. Located on the Hill.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (ptqGC)

Dey'll whack youse if youse complain.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. at December 22, 2021 06:00 PM (II3Gr)

117 Sad day here.. My wife got a call that her now distant friend of almost 50 years died suddenly - an accident.. they just talked recently on the phone, which is a small comfort.

Hold your loved ones near, and let them know as often as possible how you care for them.. in words and actions..

I heard my wife's call with her end with "I love you".. I thank God she had the opportunity.

Posted by: Chi-town Jerry at December 22, 2021 06:00 PM (CjFDo)

118 Go to a MoMe
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at

This a thousand times.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 22, 2021 06:00 PM (nxdel)

119 Long time lurker. Month's 'Doom' postings were my first exposure to the crew here at Ace's place. Grew to appreciate many of the regulars. To this day I miss Empire of Jeff's rants. Ace's place was my first exposure to a diverse group who squabble but pull together when it's important. Sunshine Patriots passing and this groups attempts to intervene will always stand out as one of those kind moments.

Tami's voice will be missed and reading the group's condolences reaffirm that Ace's place and this group are good people.

Posted by: Usedtocould at December 22, 2021 06:00 PM (LRa30)

120 You can feel her loss around here, she is very much missed.

Posted by: Dave in Fla (fC3dn) at December 22, 2021 06:01 PM (5p7BC)

121 I recently lost my work team coach to Covid. It was so quick. I'm still trying to make sense of it. Tami's passing feels the same way.

Posted by: Tuna at December 22, 2021 06:01 PM (gLRfa)

122 ----

Cunetto's. Located on the Hill.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at December 22, 2021 05:57 PM (ptqGC)

I'll have to remember this and see if I can make it happen.

I LOVE good Italian.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:02 PM (Zz0t1)

123 I was shocked to see she lived a mere 30 minute drive from me. I was/am regularly in her hometown on business. I feel cheated that i never met her personally.

Posted by: RS at December 22, 2021 06:02 PM (d4iUk)

124 Go to a MoMe
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 05:52 PM (XvPQV)

Yes to this. Even if you're the awkward one who hovers in the corner. I felt more at home at the two CO morondezvouseses than I do at office Christmas parties. Really good people.

This, very very much. I huddled in a corner most of the first NoVaMoMe I went to, but Eris and AtC and Bander, among others, went out of their way to make me feel welcome. And when I didn't want to go a couple of years ago, people I had never met were insistent that I come so they could meet me.

Moral, I suppose, being that you never know who on the HQ thinks you're funny, interesting or simpatico and would love a chance to meet you and add you to their IRL as a friend. So go if you have the chance.

If a rotten, fat, ugly bastard like me can feel like a million bucks among the Horde, so can you.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:02 PM (2JVJo)

125 I said something like I'm sure she would look even better than the models in the store, and she practically cried at the kindness of my comment.

This is off topic I suppose but its how my mind works and I love to just know and understand things.

Women really seem to always genuinely love being called pretty no matter when or how sincere it is. And I love that about them.

Here's the question though: I have two little daughters of my cousin second cousins? Or something like that. They're both pretty, even if one is going a little crazy right now and fighting it. But one thing I went out of my way to avoid is calling them pretty.

And here's why: I figured that, being pretty girls, they were going to be told that all their lives. What I wanted them to hear was how smart, and creative, and interesting they were. I wanted to be the voice that told them they were more than just pretty. Should I have done more? They're all grown up now and we don't get along as well as we used to.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:02 PM (KZzsI)

126 I think it was when her daughter was getting married, she was fretting over the dress she was going to wear. So she posted a picture of the dress. Which looked lovely, and a number of people told her so. I said something like I'm sure she would look even better than the models in the store, and she practically cried at the kindness of my comment. Which was just me being silly.. and a bit flirty. I was very touched by how touched she was by the comment. Because that's how sweet she was, that someone as ornery as me be made to feel like I made somebody's day...
Posted by: BurtTC at December 22, 2021 05:58 PM (aRlmb)

I remember that!
A sweet memory.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 22, 2021 06:02 PM (axyOa)

127 And judging by the image they posted on the site, she WAS a cutie.

Good on you, Rick.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:02 PM (Zz0t1)

128 Shit...feels like we just lost our Sunshine Patriot, too.

RIP Morons.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:03 PM (HWPXc)

129 Oh, and ditto the Cunetto's recommendation.

Posted by: RS at December 22, 2021 06:03 PM (d4iUk)

130 I never interacted with her but of course saw lots of her posts. I'm going to try and do better here. ...and you people with those comments on the obit. Good job.
R.I.P. Tami.

Posted by: Boomer Town at December 22, 2021 06:03 PM (W1E3x)

131 Hold your loved ones near, and let them know as often as possible how you care for them.. in words and actions..

I heard my wife's call with her end with "I love you".. I thank God she had the opportunity.
====

This. So much this.

Posted by: Bicentennialguy at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (iydjf)

132
Also, a friend slipped on ice this last week and grievously wounded herself. She's ok, she'll live, and hopefully will recover full use of her leg. But because of how it happened, if it had gone just a little differently - she'd be deader than disco. It can happen anytime.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (hQ23g)

133 Tami was a very attractive lady.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (WJNu0)

134 116-
Lots of first class restaurants on The Hill. I've been to Cunettos, it's damn good.

Posted by: BurtTC at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (aRlmb)

135 Good people go way too soon. Crappy people linger and malinger way too long. Heaven must want the good ones and lets the crap people stay around 'cause this is as good as it gets for them.

RIP Tami, rickl, and Hugo. Big voices who will be missed.

Posted by: Russkilitlover at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (nWxPx)

136 >>Go to a MoMe

Don't Tell me What To Do!

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (HWPXc)

137 I wonder if her family knew about us. They're sure to get a kick out of the weirdos she hung out with.

Posted by: dartist at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (+ya+t)

138 Our loss is Heaven's gain. The angels are rejoicing.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (eA1RV)

139 >If a rotten, fat, ugly bastard like me can feel like a million bucks among the Horde, so can you.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:02 PM (2JVJo)

Welp, that gives me a sliver of hope.

Posted by: Dworkin Barimen - anarcho-tyranny? you're soaking in it! at December 22, 2021 06:05 PM (cSs/W)

140 Whatever the natural causes were, I hope it was quick and painless. I would hate to think she was suffering with cancer and never asked for help or prayers.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (5vVOA)

141 Don't Tell me What To Do!
Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (HWPXc)

Come on...what if we host the next one near Spokane and I bring the bourbon?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (XvPQV)

142 Makes me realize that my life hasn't counted for a whole hell of a lot. Always thought I'd have plenty of time to do things later. Later might not always arrive. So don't put things off until it's too late.

I hear ya, bro.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (Xrfse)

143 Cunetto's. Located on the Hill.

Might this be the location of a future mome?

Posted by: Just wondering at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (c0EHG)

144 I wonder if her family knew about us. They're sure to get a kick out of the weirdos she hung out with.
Posted by: dartist at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (+ya+t)

-----------

I scrolled through the book looking for some of our more...colorful nics.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (eA1RV)

145 I hope I get a nice send-off from the boss when I finally keel over.

Heh. I'm sure someone would tell Ace "Hey....that first guy is dead."

"Which guy?"

"The first one."

"Who?"

"First....."

"I don't get it....."

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:07 PM (Zz0t1)

146 Might this be the location of a future mome?

Kind of what I was thinking, yeah. Be a good place to meet up eh?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:07 PM (KZzsI)

147 Not surprised of Tami's picture, my imagination has everyone here is lovely and handsome

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (2JoB8)

148 I scrolled through the book looking for some of our more...colorful nics.
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Paging Masturbating Pete and CBD to the white courtesy phone please. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (mD/uy)

149
RIP Tami, rickl, and Hugo. Big voices who will be missed.
Posted by: Russkilitlover at December 22, 2021 06:04 PM (nWxPx)

No one could cuss up a storm like CtH.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (Zz0t1)

150 Tami was a blessing to the AoS community. May God welcome her and her family be blessed with peace and good memories.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (IDhUW)

151 Since no one will know when I leave terra firma I will make request to the powers to be to come back one last time and post as zombie just a side note.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (aUP71)

152 Nice Ace

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:09 PM (yrol0)

153
Come on...what if we host the next one near Spokane and I bring the bourbon?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (XvPQV)

This makes me wish traveling didn't suck so bad and I still actually traveled.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:09 PM (Zz0t1)

154 Not surprised of Tami's picture, my imagination has everyone here is lovely and handsome
Posted by: Skip

I've met an goodly number. And, no matter what we look like, we all are.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:09 PM (mD/uy)

155 How is Mike Hendricks at Cold Fury doing? That sounds awful, getting food poisoning so bad you lose a limb.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:09 PM (KZzsI)

156 RIP Tami, rickl, and Hugo. Big voices who will be missed.
Posted by: Russkilitlover

ibguy too - what a sweetheart.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (mD/uy)

157
I miss chavez a lot, and he died like a man. At least from what he said here, and I don't expect any different.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (hQ23g)

158 Not sure how her passing was known, always think others that seem to just drop off are OK and in good health just moved on.

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (2JoB8)

159

Rest in peace to all our gray box friends. We are too few to lose any.

And to some of our former friends, we miss you, and wish that you would drop in once in a while.

There is no other collection of very intelligent well-educated unbelievably experienced polymath iconoclastic 'tards anywhere than here at the HQ...

Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (ODx7p)

160 No one could cuss up a storm like CtH.
Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (Zz0t1)

The man was an ARTIST

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (XvPQV)

161 Don't tell them about us Tami, they won't let us in!
Rest in peace, Tami, rickl, and Hugo.

Posted by: Connielu at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (gDCIT)

162 when I leave terra firma I will make request to the powers to be to come back one last time and post as zombie just a side note.

This place is haunted enough with Buzzion's ghost!

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (KZzsI)

163 MoMes. I've been to the Texas one twice.

No one has shot me yet. I count that as a win.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (Zz0t1)

164 140 Whatever the natural causes were, I hope it was quick and painless. I would hate to think she was suffering with cancer and never asked for help or prayers.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (5vVOA)

++++
I get the impression it was very sudden and unexpected. Someone here said her last post was on the day of her death, maybe 12 noon.

Posted by: washrivergal at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (/3udR)

165 *concertina rendition of Ashokan Farewell*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (DnWKq)

166 One day, I hope, we will all be together at the HMoMe*. It will run 365 days per year and the excitement and fun will never end.

In case you are not sure, the H stands for the six letter one, not the four letter one. *crosses fingers and touches wood*

Posted by: Ruthless at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (/uaBM)

167 Tonypete our inner beauty is at least notable

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:11 PM (2JoB8)

168 >> Not surprised of Tami's picture, my imagination has everyone here is lovely and handsome

You forgot covered in fur.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:11 PM (HWPXc)

169 No one could cuss up a storm like CtH.
Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (Zz0t1)

The man was an ARTIST
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (XvPQV)

Like Ralphie's Dad.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 06:11 PM (x8Wzq)

170 Since no one will know when I leave terra firma I will make request to the powers to be to come back one last time and post as zombie just a side note.
Posted by: Just a side note at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (aUP71)

Just don't link a picture in your profile. We've been hurt before.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:11 PM (XvPQV)

171 I miss chavez a lot, and he died like a man. At least from what he said here, and I don't expect any different.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (hQ23g)

FUCK cancer.

And Joe Biden.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:11 PM (Zz0t1)

172 Cunetto.com

Posted by: I mean at December 22, 2021 06:12 PM (fQjLS)

173 How is Mike Hendricks at Cold Fury doing? That sounds awful, getting food poisoning so bad you lose a limb.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:09 PM (KZzsI)

He's recovering. There's an update at Cold Fury.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:12 PM (2JVJo)

174 I'm happy she responded to one of my comments recently. It gave me an opportunity to tell her how much I enjoyed her post. She was so gracious.

Posted by: Turn Two at December 22, 2021 06:12 PM (wkUlG)

175 Touching tribute.

From her loved ones obituary, it's fair to say:

Heaven +1
Posted by: Bitter Clinger at December 22, 2021 05:40 PM (5We2S)
........

*getting dusty in here or something*

Posted by: wth at December 22, 2021 06:12 PM (v0R5T)

176 Not surprised of Tami's picture, my imagination has everyone here is lovely and handsome
Posted by: Skip

I always imagined the 'ettes are all stunning with legs that go on forever, and the regular 'rons either look like the World of Warcraft guy from South Park, or Mugatu from Zoolander. No in-between ground.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 06:13 PM (wAnMi)

177 Thank you Ace. This community, for all of it's foibles, quirks, and snark is priceless. It's uniqueness is a testimony to you. God speed Tami. You will be missed. Prayers for comfort and strength for those you left behind.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * 21rst century schizoid hominid at December 22, 2021 06:13 PM (bKyKv)

178 I had food poisoning so bad I wanted to die once, but they never had to cut anything off

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:13 PM (KZzsI)

179 Also:

https://youtu.be/wkia-S7ehOw

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at December 22, 2021 06:14 PM (DnWKq)

180 FUCK cancer.

And Joe Biden.
Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:11 PM (Zz0t1)

This 1000x. And to the person who said dying is exhausting...yeah, blood cancer sets you up to be ready for that b/c it's 1st big symptom is fatigue/exhaustion. So you just learn to live with it...but I figure decades from now, I'll be tired enough to know the time is coming...for now, it's living every day like it's the last b/c blood cancer is another of those "can sneak up on you fast" things...

Posted by: Nova local at December 22, 2021 06:14 PM (exHjb)

181 the regular 'rons either look like the World of Warcraft guy from South Park, or Mugatu from Zoolander.

I personally am a hand model.

And at the risk of sounding like a suck up...

It takes a pretty special kind of man as a writer and thinker to assemble this group. We're all ultimately here because of Ace.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:14 PM (KZzsI)

182
Come on...what if we host the next one near Spokane and I bring the bourbon?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (XvPQV)

I won't attend, but I will provide a pair of fuzzy lined crocks as one of the raffle prizes

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at December 22, 2021 06:14 PM (IJES/)

183 Well. We still have Kurt.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at December 22, 2021 06:15 PM (5vVOA)

184 Tami was one of my favorite 'ettes and the threads were brighter whenever she posted her links and comments. I will miss her very much and hope that she is even now rejoicing in the presence of her Creator.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at December 22, 2021 06:15 PM (Lc3VU)

185 FUCK cancer.
And Joe Biden.
Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:11 PM (Zz0t1)

They have an awful lot in common. We really need to get these 2 together.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 06:15 PM (wAnMi)

186 Like Ralphie's Dad.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 06:11 PM (x8Wzq)
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A tapestry of profanity that is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at December 22, 2021 06:15 PM (DnWKq)

187 Come on...what if we host the next one near Spokane and I bring the bourbon?
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:06 PM (XvPQV)

I won't attend, but I will provide a pair of fuzzy lined crocks as one of the raffle prizes
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at December 22, 2021 06:14 PM (IJES/)

That's GOTTA get Garrett over the mountains...

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:15 PM (XvPQV)

188 >>>It takes a pretty special kind of man as a writer and thinker to assemble this group. We're all ultimately here because of Ace.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

I'm here for the Ewok pr0n.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (XSRBF)

189 I check the obits in my former hometown every few weeks to see if anyone I knew during my 30 years there has died. Today, I saw a picture of my friend Janice in the local paper and it just broke my heart. She was one of the funniest, kindest people I have ever known and it was the example of her faith that led me back to God after years of nothing much at all. She was just the best.

Posted by: huerfano at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (MzKgG)

190 Tami deserved a thread, thank you ace for doing it. The place is gonna feel different for a while. RIP, Tami.

Posted by: WeBoned! at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (8k7U7)

191 >> what if we host the next one near Spokane and I bring the bourbon?

Can we invite the guy who killed his daughter's sex trafficking BF with a Cinder Block?

Because I want to buy that guy a drink.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (HWPXc)

192 *concertina rendition of Ashokan Farewell*
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at December 22, 2021 06:10 PM (DnWKq)

I've always been partial to "Shenandoah"

https://tinyurl.com/2p9yk5b4

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (2JVJo)

193 I will provide a pair of fuzzy lined crocks as one of the raffle prizes
Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at December 22, 2021 06:14 PM (IJES/)

That's GOTTA get Garrett over the mountains...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:15 PM (XvPQV)

The gauntlet has been thrown......

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (Zz0t1)

194 I imagine that Chavez had no particular difficulty in adapting his vocabulary to that of his current place of abode.

The initial conversation with St. Peter was probably interesting, but no barrier to admittance.

Posted by: Miklos at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (QzkSJ)

195 I've always been partial to "Shenandoah"

https://tinyurl.com/2p9yk5b4
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (2JVJo)
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I do that one, too.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (DnWKq)

196 Because I want to buy that guy a drink.

Yeah, buy him one for me, too. That guy shouldn't be able to give his money away for the rest of his life in a bar.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (KZzsI)

197 >>We're all ultimately here because of Ace.

...and New Comments Thingy.

But mostly. New Comments Thingy.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (HWPXc)

198 Can we invite the guy who killed his daughter's sex trafficking BF with a Cinder Block?

Because I want to buy that guy a drink.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (HWPXc)

Sure, what nic does he use here?
(and if he isn't on here, he should be)

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (XvPQV)

199 170 Since no one will know when I leave terra firma I will make request to the powers to be to come back one last time and post as zombie just a side note.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (aUP71)

Speaking of zombie, whatever happened to him? I haven't seen a comment from him for ages.

Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (Lc3VU)

200 To paraphrase Harry Bailey , Here's a toast to Tami , the richest woman in town.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (aUP71)

201 It takes a pretty special kind of man as a writer and thinker to assemble this group. We're all ultimately here because of Ace.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

+++
No doubt about it.

Posted by: washrivergal at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (/3udR)

202 Tami was very sweet and kind to me. I noticed and remembered.

I'm grateful to ace for putting up this thread - and for giving us all this crazy little corner of dare I say sanity in an upside down world.

I love this place and I love every last one of you. We're all in this together. Stay safe. Wear your mask. Get your jab. And most of all, be better

Posted by: ... at December 22, 2021 06:18 PM (wltQW)

203 Dammit, Tami. I've misplaced your Butter-Top Coffee cake recipe. What to do now?

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 22, 2021 06:18 PM (ju2Fy)

204 Speaking of zombie, whatever happened to him? I haven't seen a comment from him for ages.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (Lc3VU)
-------------
AFAIK, decompressing after the election fiasco.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at December 22, 2021 06:18 PM (DnWKq)

205 I imagine that Chavez had no particular difficulty in adapting his vocabulary to that of his current place of abode.

The initial conversation with St. Peter was probably interesting, but no barrier to admittance.
Posted by: Miklos at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (QzkSJ)

Can you imagine what it would be like if Chavez subbed in for St. Peter on pearly gate greeting duty?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:18 PM (XvPQV)

206
Speaking of zombie, whatever happened to him? I haven't seen a comment from him for ages.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (Lc3VU)

Isn't he a she?

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:18 PM (Zz0t1)

207 Cake Girl poked her cute head in here once to see what the fuss was all about, that technically makes her a lurker ette. She should show up too.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:18 PM (KZzsI)

208
For garrett:

https://tinyurl.com/27uf272r

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:19 PM (hQ23g)

209 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

You look like a discount George Lucas.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at December 22, 2021 06:19 PM (5vVOA)

210 I'm here for the Ewok pr0n.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (XSRBF)

Daughter of Diogenes #1 introduced me to this place many years ago. I've never left.
And yeah, ewok pron.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 22, 2021 06:19 PM (axyOa)

211 Since no one will know when I leave terra firma I will make request to the powers to be to come back one last time and post as zombie just a side note.

Posted by: Just a side note at December 22, 2021 06:08 PM (aUP71)

Speaking of zombie, whatever happened to him? I haven't seen a comment from him for ages.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (Lc3VU)

Zombie hasn't used their nic here since shortly after the coup. They are deep behind enemy lines and I reckon they're nervous.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:19 PM (XvPQV)

212 Not my normal drinking night but thought have a glass to raise.
Don't know what Heaven is like, but think first you get to see all people you had in life, but maybe later you can look down and see others you touched that you never knew you did.

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:19 PM (2JoB8)

213 Speaking of zombie, whatever happened

Operational security to distance themselves from here any any possible identification, is my guess. They are deep in the belly of the Beast.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:20 PM (KZzsI)

214 The last post on Zombie's blog, Zombietime, was nearly a year ago. And I'm pretty sure she was an Ette.

Posted by: Ruthless at December 22, 2021 06:20 PM (/uaBM)

215 Isn't he a she?
Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:18 PM (Zz0t1)
---------
*shifty look to the left*

No one knows.

*shifty look to the right*

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at December 22, 2021 06:20 PM (DnWKq)

216 You look like a discount George Lucas.

But with much less money

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:20 PM (KZzsI)

217 I only interacted with Tami a little bit, but appreciated her as a fellow Missourian and STL Cards fan. On top of that, she clearly seemed like a sweet lady.

RIP ma'am. Wish I'd known you better.

Posted by: Dr. T at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM (Vgw1E)

218 Not my normal drinking night ...

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:19 PM (2JoB8

I do not understand these words in this order.......

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM (Zz0t1)

219 @181

>>It takes a pretty special kind of man as a writer and thinker to assemble this group. We're all ultimately here because of Ace.

That and there's really no where else to go?

Poweline? Legal Insurrection? ZeroHedge?

This truly is the last outpost of informed, engaged and interesting commentary on the internet.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM (iKhtQ)

220 There is no other collection of very intelligent well-educated unbelievably experienced polymath iconoclastic 'tards anywhere than here at the HQ...
Posted by: My Pimp Shot My Dealer

So true. My wife, who is an 'ette in training, came with me to the TXMoMe. Her first exposure to the AoS. On the drive home (1000 miles worth) she said something to the effect of "Wow, what a collection of sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, and d*ckheads. I just love those guys and gals!!"

Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM (mD/uy)

221 Zombie was ette

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:22 PM (2JoB8)

222 Sixty three is just too young.

Posted by: Javems at December 22, 2021 06:22 PM (AmoqO)

223 My only regret is not touching more people.

And sniffing them.

Especially the little white girls.

Posted by: Joe Biden's Last Regrets at December 22, 2021 06:22 PM (HWPXc)

224 Yes - Zombie remains an 'ette.

Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:22 PM (mD/uy)

225 Ace, thank you for posting a tribute to Tami.

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:22 PM (V13WU)

226 Tami was a classy lady. I barely knew her and I miss her a lot. Her family must be desolate.

Posted by: vmom - link to Red's fundraiser at December 22, 2021 06:22 PM (L+l3O)

227 Posted by: Nova local at December 22, 2021 06:14 PM (exHjb)

Sorry man. Get on the prayer list, doesn't hurt and it's free. If you get one of those telephone calls asking for your CC# to continue your prayer list subscription it's probably a scam.

Just use the discount code "Sous Vide" and you should be good to go.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 06:22 PM (wAnMi)

228 Yep. Bad year. Friend of forty years who was like a grandfather to my kids passed earlier this year. Another friend's mother is in a nursing home with no good out come predicted. And friends in gray boxes I've never met but thoroughly enjoyed reading their thoughts.

Tami will be missed.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (j0p94)

229
Honestly, there are things I don't love about MO. The weather. The mosquitoes. But every Missourian I know is cool AF. I know there are bad Missourians. I've seen northeast SL, so I know *someone* did that. But I haven't met them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (hQ23g)

230 I imagine that Chavez had no particular difficulty in adapting his vocabulary to that of his current place of abode.

The initial conversation with St. Peter was probably interesting, but no barrier to admittance.
Posted by: Miklos at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (QzkSJ)

Reminds of the joke about a guy , Joe , who got hit by a bus and was met by St Peter at the gate. St Peter tells Joe that there is a delay in allowing him in as the number of times he took the Lord's name in vain is being reviewed. Joe asked St Peter how many times ? St Peter replied over a million times.
Joe exclaimed ' God damn that's a lot! '

Posted by: Just a side note at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (aUP71)

231 >>>Not my normal drinking night ...

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:19 PM (2JoB8

I do not understand these words in this order.......
Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM (Zz0t1

=======

There it is.

Posted by: Turn Two at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (wkUlG)

232 >>I'm here for the Ewok pr0n.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (XSRBF)

Dude.
Ace is like...
right there.

And you KNOW how sensitive he is, still, about not having a date for Ewok Prom.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (HWPXc)

233 OregonMuse - A number of us took very long breaks after the shock of the election. Mostly out of embarrassment.

Zombie just hasn't come back yet.

Posted by: Dave in Fla (fC3dn) at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (5p7BC)

234 Zombie always tried to keep their identity unclear and ambiguous, which I think is a good idea for us to respect.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (KZzsI)

235 This truly is the last outpost of informed, engaged and interesting commentary on the internet.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

Well, that includes me out.

Posted by: Miklos, who does try on occasion at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (QzkSJ)

236 "Daughter of Diogenes #1 introduced me to this place many years ago. I've never left. "

I migrated from the blog which shall remain nameless when what's his name went off the rails or bicycle seat if you will. Tami was already here.

Posted by: Tuna at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (gLRfa)

237
So true. My wife, who is an 'ette in training, came with me to the TXMoMe. Her first exposure to the AoS. On the drive home (1000 miles worth) she said something to the effect of "Wow, what a collection of sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, and d*ckheads. I just love those guys and gals!!"
Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM (mD/uy)

First time I went to the TxMoMe, I grabbed a buddy and my camper and headed south. "Man, I have no clue who these people are, what they are like or what's about to happen, but sometimes you just gotta say, WTF."

Ben Had came down and told me I had to stop everything and head to the house and yell FIRST! at the top of my lungs.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:24 PM (Zz0t1)

238 I'm feeling sad.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 22, 2021 06:24 PM (WJNu0)

239 So don't put things off until it's too late. I hear ya, bro.

************

Reminds me of the CCR song, Someday Never Comes

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger at December 22, 2021 06:24 PM (EU4kF)

240 Of the 3 we lost this year, not 1 to the ChiCom Fauci Lung Aids.

Posted by: Cat Ass Trophy at December 22, 2021 06:24 PM (5vVOA)

241 Do not put things off, folks. If there are people in your life you need to love, do not wait. There may not be another time, or later, or next time I see them.

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:24 PM (V13WU)

242 She was married a long time, we are all here forever to some degree thanks to the wall as it were.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:25 PM (Lzpvj)

243 I've always been partial to "Shenandoah"

https://tinyurl.com/2p9yk5b4

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
..
Quite a production there!

I used to do Shenandoah as a medley with They Call The Wind Maria, when I was doing pub gigs in the 70's/80's.. (in the same key and very close tempo)

Much less majestic with one guy and an acoustic guitar..

But still one of my favorites..

Posted by: Chi-town Jerry at December 22, 2021 06:26 PM (CjFDo)

244 I never knew Tami had such a big influence on Ace's posts. That's pretty awesome. I'm gonna miss her.

Posted by: Draki at December 22, 2021 06:26 PM (TGFWQ)

245 I think it's probably true Zombie went dark after the insurrection. She would be a prime target. I did myself for a while, but I am way down on the list of those slated to be put against the wall.

Posted by: Ruthless at December 22, 2021 06:26 PM (/uaBM)

246 Sorry man. Get on the prayer list, doesn't hurt and it's free. If you get one of those telephone calls asking for your CC# to continue your prayer list subscription it's probably a scam.

Just use the discount code "Sous Vide" and you should be good to go.
Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 06:22 PM (wAnMi)

I'm not really a "prayer list" person - I just let everyone know and say I take all prayers and thoughts. It will be 18 months on NYE, and I still feel great, so when that starts to change, maybe my thoughts on "being on an official list" will (heck, my Church only lets sick people stay in the bulletin sick list for 3 months, and I promised my kids multiple decades, so don't want to use that 3 months yet

)...

Posted by: Nova local at December 22, 2021 06:26 PM (exHjb)

247 ZOD.

(studies rough-hewn sky-burial scaffold on wind-swept plain).

Yao.

Posted by: ZOD at December 22, 2021 06:26 PM (M3Z2J)

248 God Bless Tami, and keep her family.

72 Reading the George Soros thread I couldnt help but think Tami is deceased, but George Soros is 91 and still alive. This does not seem right.
Posted by: redridinghood

My wife and I were discussing this. How these evil politicians keep going and going and none of them die early. But that is what happens when you Satans Deal.

Tami has a much better deal. She will live forever.

These corrupt evil ones like Soros will too, but not in a good place!

Posted by: Dr Evil, formerly Loki, looking to water the Tree of Liberty with my F-15 and nukes at December 22, 2021 06:26 PM (ZW1rs)

249 I have not seen a number of nics. BackwardsBoy, Josephistan, and what is up with Bender anyway ?

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM (V13WU)

250 Much less majestic with one guy and an acoustic guitar

Just as long as you avoided "I Gave My Love A Cherry".

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM (KZzsI)

251 I was always amazed at how quickly Tami found breaking info.

And she shared, which was extra cool.

Posted by: Miklos, keeping up at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM (QzkSJ)

252 So many touching tributes for such a wonderful Lady. There is no other place like this.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM (TuTYZ)

253 I know it's been said a hundred times but this is the best community. I've been blessed beyond description by knowing all of you. I don't comment a whole lot because most of you say it better than I can but you all mean the world to me. I have one friend. One. But I have countless friends here. God bless you Tami for bringing us together even more than we were before. You will be missed so much.

Posted by: Jewells45 deplorablethug#FJB at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM (nxdel)

254
Reminds me of the CCR song, Someday Never Comes

Later is Now

Posted by: DEVO at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM (63Dwl)

255 've always been partial to "Shenandoah"

https://tinyurl.com/2p9yk5b4

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
..

+++
Very few songs make me cry. This one is an exception. Truly haunting.

Posted by: washrivergal at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (/3udR)

256 Peaches. No, she did move back to CA.

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (V13WU)

257 Tami definitely fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith.

Godspeed, sweet lady. May we meet together in glory.

Posted by: SMH at the wonder of His birth at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (vcwBL)

258 Been a rough month. Three close friends going in for risky surgery and one for chemo.
And then Tami.

Sigh...

Damn. My glass is empty already.

Posted by: Diogenes at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (axyOa)

259 Thanks for posting this tribute, ace.

May her memory be eternal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (/12iA)

260 249 Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM (V13WU)

It calms the spirit to pull the fade from time to time, *also* many of us were "second 29" 17+ years ago....

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (Lzpvj)

261 Tami definitely fought the good fight, finished the race, and kept the faith.

Her Triumph has begun

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (KZzsI)

262 That and there's really no where else to go?

Poweline? Legal Insurrection? ZeroHedge?

This truly is the last outpost of informed, engaged and interesting commentary on the internet.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM (iKhtQ)

There may be smaller blogs with intelligent commenters and a good sense of humor, but we just don't know about them. Insty's comment section is useless, Althouse's is nearly as bad and NeoNeoCon - though she herself is very smart and a lady with her feel firmly on the ground - well, her commenters are a little too smug and dismissive for my taste.

I've been able to bare a lot of myself here over the years. More than I ever have been able to do IRL. If nothing else, Ace has my gratitude for allowing me that.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (2JVJo)

263 Got me tearing up ace. I'll miss her.

Posted by: Wonkish Rogue at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (GSjKO)

264 Honestly, there are things I don't love about MO. The weather. The mosquitoes. But every Missourian I know is cool AF. I know there are bad Missourians. I've seen northeast SL, so I know *someone* did that. But I haven't met them.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:23 PM (hQ23g)

YD, obviously I'm biased from living here all my life, but I do love being a Missourian. Lots of cool stuff, lots of scenery, and even in the liberal cancer spots, there's some good people. It's a great place.

Except for Dexter. Those guys are assholes.

Posted by: Dr. T at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (Vgw1E)

265 259 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (/12iA)

Part of you is alive as long as you are remembered and she will be, fondly.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (Lzpvj)

266 It calms the spirit to pull the fade from time to time, *also* many of us were "second 29" 17+ years ago....
Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:28 PM (Lzpvj)

fade does not work for me. they need to show up !

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (V13WU)

267 >>I am way down on the list of those slated to be put against the wall. Posted by: Ruthless at December 22, 2021 06:26 PM (/uaBM)

You have been played to the authorities. Mid-level functionaries will hurrah at your capture based on information given to them by third parties; behind the scenes, those bureaucratic mediocrities will advance Zod's interests in New Rome.

Mea culpa, old friend. You must be sold that Zod may advance.

Posted by: ZOD at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (M3Z2J)

268 Posted by: Ben Had at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM (TuTYZ)

Hi BH. Hope it's not too early to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas.

Posted by: ... at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (wltQW)

269 If nothing else, Ace has my gratitude for allowing me that.

Yeah but next time could you at least wear a towel?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (KZzsI)

270 >>I never knew Tami had such a big influence on Ace's posts. That's pretty awesome. I'm gonna miss her.

That girl got almost all of the Hat Tips.

In fact, odds are better than good that Jonah Goldberg was actually stealing his material from Tami.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (HWPXc)

271 "Not surprised of Tami's picture, my imagination has everyone here is lovely and handsome
Posted by: Skip"

I can attest to the fact that half of that statement is true.

Posted by: Javems at December 22, 2021 06:30 PM (AmoqO)

272 262 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (2JVJo)

I made it my mission as a New Year's resolution this year to get banned at Slay'Em media and Annie Outhouse's....

I achieved both.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:30 PM (Lzpvj)

273 Lol. Philly collar county socialist congresswoman Scanlon got car jacked on Pattison Ave in S. Philly.

I know the area, near the ball parks. Couldn't happen to a nicer scrunt. Let 'em go Larry (Philly DA) will handle it.

Posted by: Redenzo at December 22, 2021 06:30 PM (E7vND)

274 I migrated from the blog which shall remain nameless when what's his name went off the rails or bicycle seat if you will.

Same here.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (Xrfse)

275 Speaking of zombie, whatever happened to him? I haven't seen a comment from him for ages.
Posted by: OregonMuse, AoSHQ Thought Leader, Pants Monitor & Social Distancing Professional at December 22, 2021 06:17 PM (Lc3VU)

Zombie hasn't used their nic here since shortly after the coup. They are deep behind enemy lines and I reckon they're nervous.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:19 PM (XvPQV)

She's in the East Bay last I heard. The "election" hit Zombie pretty hard, and she stuck to her word she was outta here. TBH, to be that active in the Bay Area - especially with antifa and blm operating in the open without consequence - I'd reconsider my priorities as well.

Zombietime has been inactive since Trump got into office, I'd assume nothing changed as she was writing for PJM up until the coof.

I say "she" because of a slip waaaay back at LGF, and then several admissions here as well. Could all be BS, not that it matters.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (wAnMi)

276
The gauntlet has been thrown......
Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:16 PM (Zz0t1)

He'll totes get me back. Not sure how he does it, but he is directly responsible for several keyboards and monitors.

Posted by: BifBewalski @ (IJES/) - at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (IJES/)

277 259 Thanks for posting this tribute, ace.

May her memory be eternal.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState
-----------------------
Ditto.

Posted by: olddog in mo at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (ju2Fy)

278 My second 29 was passed 23 years ago. Enough water has gone under my bridge to turn the Sahara green for at least a week.

Posted by: Ruthless at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (/uaBM)

279 We meet each other here, and I begin to think we are all eternal.

But we are not. I miss Tami's inputs here, along with Rickl and Chavez the Hugo.

We've all become some sort of hyphenated virtual family now.

Posted by: Boswell at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (5iUNf)

280
God bless those Hordians departed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (/U27+)

281 Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Penn.) was approached by two armed men on her way to her 2017 Acura MDX today. They took her vehicle and her purse.

Moar gooder and harderer!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (yrol0)

282 Interesting, when I pictured Tami (as I do most here) , my image of her is very much like her real self. I don't know how if was "compiled" , maybe she talked about herself. I just had an image and it turned out to be very close.

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (V13WU)

283
Ben Had came down and told me I had to stop everything and head to the house and yell FIRST! at the top of my lungs.
Posted by: Sponge

I knew *someone* was clever!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (KGAuX)

284 and what is up with Bender anyway ?

Do you mean Bandersnatch? Last I knew, he needed a break and also got tired of the election circular firing squad here.

The Empress would know better than I. And I miss him, too.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (2JVJo)

285 There may be smaller blogs with intelligent commenters and a good sense of humor,

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (2JVJo)

Yes but they don't have garrett or for that matter yourself so f*ck 'em

Posted by: ... at December 22, 2021 06:32 PM (wltQW)

286 270 Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:29 PM (HWPXc)

Tami was Vic's one-two 2d punch....

Jonah Gillburg is not fit to wear her gaiter.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:32 PM (Lzpvj)

287 Just as long as you avoided "I Gave My Love A Cherry".
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

*Grabs guitar out of player's hands.

and smashes the shit out of it!!!*

Sorry. . . .

Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:32 PM (mD/uy)

288 RIP

Posted by: jimmytheclaw at December 22, 2021 06:32 PM (Wr0/I)

289
Just a few years back, my high school class held its 45th reunion. Near it's close, Bruce, the guy who tracked our whereabouts, told us, "Stay off the list!"

"What list?" we all asked.

"The list of those who have passed on," Bruce replied. "Oh!" we responded.

All you 'rons and 'ronettes -- STAY OFF THE LIST!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 22, 2021 06:32 PM (pNxlR)

290 ...- How very lovely and Thank You. A Merry Christmas to you as well.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 22, 2021 06:32 PM (TuTYZ)

291 I imagine the Horde members are rolling through Heaven like it was the Comment section at The Hill.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:32 PM (HWPXc)

292 Thought it strange the other day when Tami's passing was announced I felt down, for someone I never met

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:32 PM (2JoB8)

293 My plan is to live forever. So far, so good.

Posted by: Steven Wright at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (c0EHG)

294 Lol. Philly collar county socialist congresswoman Scanlon got car jacked on Pattison Ave in S. Philly.
___

And in Chicago, Illinois Democrat Senate Leader Kimberly Lightford was carjacked.

https://tinyurl.com/yeyn8kty

Posted by: SMH at the wonder of His birth at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (vcwBL)

295 {{{{Ben Had}}}}

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (Zz0t1)

296
Part of you is alive as long as you are remembered

__________

Uh oh....

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (/U27+)

297 275 Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM (wAnMi)

Plausible deniability is a plus, Zombie is a her so far as I know going back to LGF.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (Lzpvj)

298 My plan is to live forever. So far, so good.
Posted by: Steven Wright at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (c0EHG)

You still living in that house on the freeway median?

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (Zz0t1)

299 Damn you ZOD! I should have known you couldn't be trusted after that affair with Superman. And to think that I even supported your campaign when you ran for President.

Posted by: Ruthless at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (/uaBM)

300
Rest in Peace, Tami. We miss you terribly.

May God bless your family and console them for their loss.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (pNxlR)

301 I wonder what rickl is driving these days.

Mercury Comet or Plymouth Satellite? Opel Astra?

Shotgun on Starman's Tesla?

Whatever it may be, I suspect he is really enjoying the ride.

Posted by: Miklos, who might find out one day at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (QzkSJ)

302 Thanks much for this, ace.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 22, 2021 06:34 PM (Xrfse)

303 Circle Back Psaki Claims the Biden-Harris Regime Somehow Saved Christmas

Today:

55 bucks for a free range 14 lb turkey

No blue corn chips

No Beef ribs

No antibacterial down dish detergent

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:34 PM (yrol0)

304 One of the great things about this blog is interacting with each other. As an infrequent commenter, I was always heartened that Tami so frequently responded to my comments when I would address one of hers.

Pretty obvious she was a great person and my condolences to all here who most definitely lost a member of their family.

Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at December 22, 2021 06:34 PM (BoOUn)

305 For those of us in Christ, this life is as close to hell as we'll ever get.

For those without Christ, this life is as close to heaven as one will ever get.

Posted by: SMH at the wonder of His birth at December 22, 2021 06:34 PM (vcwBL)

306 Thanks much for this, ace.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 22, 2021 06:34 PM (Xrfse)

Yeah.....this.

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:34 PM (Zz0t1)

307 Part of you is alive as long as you are remembered

LOL right

I disappear from here one day and the only thing anyone will say is ..."who?"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (KZzsI)

308
Damn you ZOD! I should have known you couldn't be trusted after that affair with Superman. And to think that I even supported your campaign when you ran for President.
Posted by: Ruthless at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (/uaBM)

There you have it, folks.

Zod had an affair with Superman. I knew it. I just knew it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (hQ23g)

309 Lol. Philly collar county socialist congresswoman Scanlon got car jacked on Pattison Ave in S. Philly.
___

And in Chicago, Illinois Democrat Senate Leader Kimberly Lightford was carjacked.

https://tinyurl.com/yeyn8kty
Posted by: SMH

I done tole you peoples

Posted by: Nemesis Karma at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (QzkSJ)

310 296 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (/U27+)

Some are kept alive from fondness and some from notoriety or pertebuity....

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (Lzpvj)

311 >>299 Damn you ZOD! I should have known you couldn't be trusted after that affair with Superman. And to think that I even supported your campaign when you ran for President. Posted by: Ruthless at December 22, 2021 06:33 PM (/uaBM)

Your support was...obligatory.

Take him.

Posted by: ZOD at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (M3Z2J)

312 Heaven is even brighter with Tami's presence. May god grant her family and all her real life and blog friends strength and comfort in their loss.

Posted by: PaleRider at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (3cGpq)

313 I never knew Tami had such a big influence on Ace's posts. That's pretty awesome. I'm gonna miss her.

==

That's just a tiny part. Kind, so much tact and generosity. Just a wonderful lady and wonderful mother and wife. I remember when she was planning her son's wedding, that was a hoot! And, some time later...posted as "grammy Tami", for a few weeks.

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (V13WU)

314
I disappear from here one day and the only thing anyone will say is ..."who?"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (KZzsI)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - Remembering Tami at December 22, 2021 06:36 PM (Zz0t1)

315 309 Posted by: Nemesis Karma at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (QzkSJ)

They unleashed violent felons on GPop and forgot that hey genius sometimes you are amongst G pop....

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:36 PM (Lzpvj)

316 Nood

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 22, 2021 06:36 PM (ONvIw)

317 I wonder if Tami's family knew how active she was in this community, or if it was a secret sort of life like many of us. And if they're surprised by our outpouring on the obituary guest book.

I have to think they must be amazed.

Posted by: April -- dash my lace wigs! at December 22, 2021 06:36 PM (OX9vb)

318 Though I rarely comment and mostly lurked for the past 10 years, I always enjoyed Tami's comment. She always stuck me as a loving and clever woman.

Posted by: Tennessee Jed at December 22, 2021 06:36 PM (0X6/9)

319 So many touching tributes for such a wonderful Lady. There is no other place like this.
Posted by: Ben Had at December 22, 2021 06:27 PM

The Horde is the best. This is a Known Thing.

*raises glass to Tami, and the Horde*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at December 22, 2021 06:36 PM (/12iA)

320 Young adult author and Los Angeles mother Jennifer Chen said shes so proud of her kindergarten-age daughter that decided she wanted to be non-binary and use they/them/he pronouns.

Sticks

Beatings

Assembly required

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:37 PM (yrol0)

321 >>Part of you is alive as long as you are remembered

As long as they keep gluing rhinestones to Crocs, my Legacy is good.

Posted by: garrett at December 22, 2021 06:37 PM (HWPXc)

322 >>Zod had an affair with Superman. I knew it. I just knew it. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (hQ23g)

Zodx.

Posted by: ZOD at December 22, 2021 06:37 PM (M3Z2J)

323 Zod had an affair with Superman. I knew it. I just knew it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (hQ23g)

I thought that whole "on your knees!" was kind of obvious.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 06:37 PM (wAnMi)

324 307 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (KZzsI)

Eh my absenes are generally met with "Thank God" I think I'd rather be forgotten Mr Taylor.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:37 PM (Lzpvj)

325 317 yeah, but her death was so sudden. They're probably still in shock

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 22, 2021 06:37 PM (ONvIw)

326 For those without Christ, this life is as close to heaven as one will ever get.
Posted by: SMH at the wonder of His birth at December 22, 2021 06:34 PM (vcwBL)

so...Jews ?

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:37 PM (V13WU)

327 This is a very nice tribute! I will miss Tami.

Posted by: CaliGirl at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (oeVy+)

328 I'd miss you sven-sven

Posted by: ... at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (wltQW)

329
There may be smaller blogs with intelligent commenters and a good sense of humor,

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing

Do they have someone who is dead and posting there? We do: buzzion

Do they have someone who is lethal with a shiv posing there? We do: bluebell

Do they have their own cookbook?

If not ... poseurs

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (pNxlR)

330 I disappear from here one day and the only thing anyone will say is ..."who?"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (KZzsI)

++++

Simply not so.

Posted by: washrivergal at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (/3udR)

331 We miss you, Tami.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (x8Wzq)

332 I wonder if Tami's family knew how active she was in this community, or if it was a secret sort of life like many of us. And if they're surprised by our outpouring on the obituary guest book.

I have to think they must be amazed.
Posted by: April -- dash my lace wigs! at December 22, 2021 06:36 PM (OX9vb)

Yes. Wondered the same thing. How many here share their life at AOSHQ with anyone ?

Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (V13WU)

333 332. A little with kid2

Posted by: CN...FJB at December 22, 2021 06:39 PM (ONvIw)

334 The ultimate joy of meeting so many of you in person is a treasure beyond compare.

I would adopt Sponge.

Posted by: Ben Had at December 22, 2021 06:39 PM (TuTYZ)

335 Prikspijt or Vaccination Regret Is Voted 2021 Word Of The Year In The Netherlands

schadenboner got 2th though 89th.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:39 PM (yrol0)

336 On the drive home (1000 miles worth) she said something to the effect of "Wow, what a collection of sportos, motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, and d*ckheads. I just love those guys and gals!!"
Posted by: Tonypete at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM

sportos?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at December 22, 2021 06:39 PM (a3Q+t)

337 I disappear from here one day and the only thing anyone will say is ..."who?"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
-------------
No.

People will ask where you went, and people will miss you.

I know from experience, and it is very heartening.

Posted by: Dave in Fla (fC3dn) at December 22, 2021 06:40 PM (5p7BC)

338 She's in the East Bay last I heard. The "election" hit Zombie pretty hard, and she stuck to her word she was outta here. TBH, to be that active in the Bay Area - especially with antifa and blm operating in the open without consequence - I'd reconsider my priorities as well.

Posted by: clutch cargo - processed in a facility that may contain lead at December 22, 2021 06:31 PM

And this is why the Left always wins. The work that people like zombie and Andy Ngo and James O'Keefe do/did is invaluable. But there is a price that you pay when you do that kind of work as well. Some choose to pay that price and some don't. I know I wouldn't pay the price, so I don't blame zombie for choosing to bow out as well.

But it sucks that this is the reality we live in. There is no one on the left that has to go into hiding for exposing facts about anyone on the right. Unless we want to consider Assange and Snowden to be leftists.

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at December 22, 2021 06:40 PM (Do5/p)

339 This was nice
Rest in Peace Tamara

Posted by: Skip at December 22, 2021 06:41 PM (2JoB8)

340 320 Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:37 PM (yrol0)

so let me get this straight, I spent my first decade trying to reverse engineer insanity so using inductive, abductive, and deductive reason and empathy her shatling is "They/Them" because I am going out on a limb and betting it is a penis bearer has multiple personality disorder, and is "he" because at the end of the day the child has enough self-awareness and pride to say "That there is n outie not an innie."

If you had told me in 1991 that voluntary mental ilness would be the hallmark of the first quarter of the coming century and America would voluntarily cede primacy the PRC I would have called you insane.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:41 PM (Lzpvj)

341 "This truly is the last outpost of informed, engaged and interesting commentary on the internet.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at December 22, 2021 06:21 PM (iKhtQ)"

LGF had some pretty impressive commenters before it turned into a cesspool. Zombie was a regular, reganite, rayra. One thousand plus comments a night was normal.

Posted by: Javems at December 22, 2021 06:42 PM (AmoqO)

342 338 Posted by: Clyde Shelton at December 22, 2021 06:40 PM (Do5/p)

It is all about networks, I explained patiently to a special agent this year that there is no there there regarding the right's support networks that the DoJ studiously ignores on the left.

At the end of the day too many people need to clean a conscience for the right to win in a street brawl.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:42 PM (Lzpvj)

343 Gifts Are Being Delivered, Shelves Are Not Empty Biden Absurdly Claims Supply Chain Crisis Didnt Actually Occur

Whoville!

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:42 PM (yrol0)

344 I disappear from here one day and the only thing anyone will say is ..."who?"
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at December 22, 2021 06:35 PM (KZzsI)

Yeah, that's not happening. A lot of commentors here have become sort of co-bloggers without being CBD or JJ or Buck or Weird Dave or Weasel or Kris...

There's you and TJM, sponge and clutch, and YD and Fen, Bluebell and Jewells, CN and nurse and Jackstraw and...okay, maybe ZOD - and a whole host of others - TonyPete and Salty, etc - not sure what I would do if somehow I came here one day and it was just me...

Posted by: Boswell at December 22, 2021 06:43 PM (5iUNf)

345 Now I have the sads.
I've stopped reading comments here for reasons but while I was, Ms Tami's made me smile.

Fair winds and trailing seas, fly heading 270, cleared to climb unlimited, switch to departure.

Posted by: Gmac - WTF did you think was going to happen? at December 22, 2021 06:43 PM (qZdIZ)

346 sportos?
Posted by: Duncanthrax

Sigh.

It's a quote from Ferris Bueller.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at December 22, 2021 06:44 PM (1t5dY)

347 332 Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (V13WU)

Wife and lad have been following my escapades here since day one.

Lad learned to read and some self-awareness when people would sock "lad10077"

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:44 PM (Lzpvj)

348 344 Posted by: Boswell at December 22, 2021 06:43 PM (5iUNf)

Go roll your eyes at Glenn "a year late to the party" Reynolds....

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:45 PM (Lzpvj)

349 If you had told me in 1991 that voluntary mental ilness would be the hallmark of the first quarter of the coming century and America would voluntarily cede primacy the PRC I would have called you insane.
Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:41 PM (Lzpvj)

I was in Bentonville Ar in 1988 or 89 and saw deceased spouse (from AIDS) Obits in the local paper.

I knew we were fucked.

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:45 PM (yrol0)

350 At the end of the day too many people need to clean a conscience for the right to win in a street brawl.
Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:42 PM (Lzpvj)

I resemble that remark...in the end I did decide I needed that clean conscience to drop bodies.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Lawful Good is Not Lawful Perfect at December 22, 2021 06:46 PM (XvPQV)

351 I'm primarily a (constant) lurker but I interacted with Tami once or twice and her kindness was evident. Your tributes are lovely.

I lost my husband 4 months ago and reading your comments about death gave me much comfort. Thank you.

Posted by: jeannebodine at December 22, 2021 06:47 PM (QWHnR)

352 When I heard about Tami's death it hit me like a punch. Like most here, I never met her in real life but I knew from her posts, responses, and from leading the charge to help Rickl, she was special. A hole has opened up in the Horde which will take time to heal.

Godspeed Tami, may your love, actions, and memories burn brightly for your family and friends whether physical or virtual.

Posted by: Beartooth at December 22, 2021 06:47 PM (b5BV5)

353 Yes. Wondered the same thing. How many here share their life at AOSHQ with anyone ?
Posted by: runner at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (V13WU)

Mrs. Mahon does not visit the blog, but has attended a couple of meetups. She really liked all the folks she met. She told me she kinda gets it.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 06:48 PM (x8Wzq)

354 349 Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:45 PM (yrol0)

The AIDS scare is probably what broke America coupled with the womyn deciding that Beijing Billy was entitled to one free grope and blowj*bs for life.

Looking back from 30+ years down the road we allowed the current deviancy parade when the softer hearted of us on the right decided to try to de-stigmitize the glee gang which happened in part because of the toll AIDS took on them spiritually.

We took too much pity on their plight and said "they just want to be allowed to exist in peace" when what they really wanted was revenge I think.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:48 PM (Lzpvj)

355 I lost my husband 4 months ago and reading your comments about death gave me much comfort. Thank you.

That's awesome. So glad.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at December 22, 2021 06:49 PM (Xrfse)

356 Thank you for posting this, Ace. It's the sense of family that makes the HQ a special place.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at December 22, 2021 06:49 PM (P3gRi)

357 I am sorry for the loss of your husband, I cannot imagine what my life would be without Ms Olafson.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:49 PM (Lzpvj)

358 "Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once more."

Psalm 71:21-22

Rest In Peace with God, Tami

Posted by: Marcus T at December 22, 2021 06:50 PM (ij5RJ)

359 328 Posted by: ... at December 22, 2021 06:38 PM (wltQW)

Thanks, I'd miss you all that is why I have put contigencies in place to replicate my presence here for a year after I am gone.

Thank God my posts are formulaic and incoherent.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:51 PM (Lzpvj)

360 The AIDS scare is probably what broke America coupled with the womyn deciding that Beijing Billy was entitled to one free grope and blowj*bs for life.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:48 PM (Lzpvj)

99% of Dem women voting women would blow Obama. 100% of Repub women would not blow PDT.

FACT

Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:51 PM (yrol0)

361 360 Posted by: rhennigantx at December 22, 2021 06:51 PM (yrol0)

All flippancy aside, the left and their enablers are engaged happily in cult of personaility as baseline and then they AMP IT UP!

The GDR and USSR and Mao PRC look at the hero worship of the left "it" girls and go "dude really?"

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:54 PM (Lzpvj)

362 This group was a great support when I lost my wife almost 4 years ago.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 22, 2021 06:56 PM (eGTCV)

363 This group was a great support when I lost my wife almost 4 years ago.
Posted by: N.L. Urker, the Phillips screwdriver of the gods at December 22, 2021 06:56 PM (eGTCV)

*hoists glass of bourbon*
Cheer, brother.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 06:58 PM (x8Wzq)

364 add an "s" to previous poat. Anywhere is fine.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trying not to piss off Krampus at December 22, 2021 06:59 PM (x8Wzq)

365 I hope you get to meet my Claire, Tami. She is one in a million.

Posted by: Max Power at December 22, 2021 07:07 PM (QCc6B)

366 How can one be sad over the loss of someone you never met? I don't know, but I am. At age 80 one thinks about stuff like this. RIP Tami. Hope there are moron meetups up there.

Posted by: dingbat at December 22, 2021 07:09 PM (rNXR7)

367 Thank you, Ace. And, thank you, Tami, for always being kind, gracious and open to others.

We will miss you.

Posted by: EveR at December 22, 2021 07:11 PM (4dsGu)

368 Wow, this is truly heartbreaking. Tami was such a funny, smart, sweet soul--the very epitome of an AoS Moron. Prayers for her husband, children, grandson and loved ones. May God be with them. So devastating to lose a loved one so suddenly and right before Christmas. R.I.P., dear Tami. She is treading with the angels. Thank you so much, Ace, for posting this.

Posted by: runningrn at December 22, 2021 07:13 PM (XimbT)

369 I feel like a ghoul asking what happened to Tami, why did she pass so quickly?

Posted by: Gonzotx at December 22, 2021 07:14 PM (arxua)

370 Always thought I'd have plenty of time to do things later. Later might not always arrive. So don't put things off until it's too late.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker

Can't remember what movie I was watching but the scene was two people mourning a lost friend. One says: "He had so many things going on that he never got to complete."

The other says: "Isn't that what death is? Unfinished business . . ."

Tami accomplished a heck of a lot more than she left unfinished. We should all strive to do the same. RIP.

Posted by: Sharkman at December 22, 2021 07:21 PM (/7aTk)

371 I have been away from the HQ this afternoon.

Lovely post ace.

#wearefamily

Posted by: browndog Official Mascot of Team Gizzard at December 22, 2021 07:26 PM (BgMrQ)

372 Late on thread but Tami was always pleasant and knowledgeable about news. She will be missed by her family and us. Godspeed Tami.

Posted by: whig at December 22, 2021 07:31 PM (nAAMK)

373 Prayers to Tami's family and friends on her passing. The blog, and world, will be a sadder, emptier place without her. I wish had gotten to meet her but maybe in the next life. So long Tami.

Posted by: Dr Spank at December 22, 2021 07:36 PM (GeHHg)

374 Thank you, Ace. You've provided a wonderful AoSHQ family tribute for a lovely lady who deeply touched many hearts. My heartfelt condolences to her family and also for her many friends.

May Tami, and also rickl and Chavez the Hugo rest in peace.
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351 I lost my husband 4 months ago and reading your comments about death gave me much comfort. Thank you. Jeannebodine at December 22, 2021 06:47 pm

Jeanne, Thank you for sharing about the passing of your husband. I'm so sorry for your loss, too. Wishing you comfort & strength for the days & weeks ahead. And, stay here online with the hoard. These people are the salt of the earth.

Posted by: Lola at December 22, 2021 07:44 PM (VQp1G)

375 Is it technically easy/possible to compile (the best of?) Tami's comments (across zillions of threads) somewhere? Just a thought, which of course is easy cause I wouldn't be doing the work.

Posted by: rjm319 at December 22, 2021 07:50 PM (vea8L)

376 Been traveling today so just now able add my condelences to Tami's family. As many have noted, she will be missed.

Posted by: tbodie at December 22, 2021 07:55 PM (7T5tR)

377 351 I lost my husband 4 months ago and reading your comments about death gave me much comfort. Thank you. Jeannebodine at December 22, 2021 06:47 pm

I am so sorry for your loss.

Posted by: Gonzotx at December 22, 2021 07:57 PM (arxua)

378 That was a beautiful tribute, ace.

Tami leaves a huge empty place.

Posted by: creeper at December 22, 2021 08:03 PM (cTCuP)

379 But it sucks that this is the reality we live in. There is no one on the left that has to go into hiding for exposing facts about anyone on the right. Unless we want to consider Assange and Snowden to be leftists.
Posted by: Clyde Shelton at December 22, 2021 06:40 PM (Do5/p)

No, the left always has to hide from their side. One slip and they will be destroyed without mercy. At least those on our side can escape for a little while in the company of like minded people.

Leftists need always fear that what they say is not forbidden and that they will be destroyed over it. It is the world they made for themselves.

Posted by: Oldcat at December 22, 2021 08:06 PM (eoQWY)

380 I lost my husband 4 months ago and reading your comments about death gave me much comfort. Thank you. Jeannebodine at December 22, 2021 06:47 pm

I am so sorry for your loss.
Posted by: Gonzotx at December 22, 2021 07:57 PM (arxua)

I am glad you found some comfort with us in a terrible time for you.

Posted by: Oldcat at December 22, 2021 08:08 PM (eoQWY)

381 I don't post much over the years, but I have to add here that AOS *is* the best place on the entire internet, and the funniest and the most brilliant. I did get to go to a small meetup in my area once. But I do read here every day. Every day! For years. It's just hard to keep up with all the posts, so I don't post much.

Posted by: Alana at December 22, 2021 08:10 PM (7iVzU)

382 Looking back from 30+ years down the road we allowed the current deviancy parade when the softer hearted of us on the right decided to try to de-stigmitize the glee gang which happened in part because of the toll AIDS took on them spiritually.

We took too much pity on their plight and said "they just want to be allowed to exist in peace" when what they really wanted was revenge I think.
Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 06:48 PM (Lzpvj)

I opposed gay marriage because that's not the purpose of marriage, but looking back on it I wonder if it hasn't allowed some gays to form stable relationships and break away from the standard lifestyle pushed so much. I have been seeing some losing the group identity clannishness and becoming more normal and less wedded to the Dem party line.

Posted by: Oldcat at December 22, 2021 08:12 PM (eoQWY)

383 I'm late, but RIP.

Posted by: RI Red - KfzQO at December 22, 2021 08:26 PM (rLD+U)

384 Just read Tami's obit. Lord, we both grew up in Crestwood at the same time. Both went to suburban Catholic high schools at the same time, but never met. I knew a bunch of Cunettos (there's a lot of them around here), but not her family. Just strange that I read her thoughts over the years without knowing that we were homies. RIP.

Posted by: rickinstl at December 22, 2021 08:32 PM (aj/ti)

385 You were one of the best of the best commenters on the internet. Rest In Peace, Tami.

Posted by: Denny Crane! at December 22, 2021 08:56 PM (dTWx7)

386 382 "...I opposed gay marriage because that's not the purpose of marriage, but looking back on it I wonder if it hasn't allowed some gays to form stable relationships and break away from the standard lifestyle pushed so much."
===
I'm old school 80 yr geezer Army retired to the right of Atilla the Hun. I count 2 gay gents as my best friends and at the top of my list of folks to call if needed. My attitude is if I don't have to participate, I don't care. They, like us, live their lives and don't press others.

Posted by: dingbat at December 22, 2021 09:10 PM (rNXR7)

387 Well, poop.

Try to remember the good things, which were plentiful.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at December 22, 2021 09:16 PM (FDnQi)

388 386 Posted by: dingbat at December 22, 2021 09:10 PM (rNXR7)

That was my attitude, but we went from "let them join normalcy" to let them redefine male and female to let males dominate chick sports....

A line in the sand needed made and we never got it done.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 09:36 PM (Lzpvj)

389 382 Posted by: Oldcat at December 22, 2021 08:12 PM (eoQWY)

I've seen the opposite too often, I had a very intelligent lesbian explain to me that she had to support socialist policies in the democrat party because the GOP hated gay economics whatever the f*ck that is.

At some point the "endangered seeking euality" types left that behind and started counting coup.

Posted by: sven at December 22, 2021 09:38 PM (Lzpvj)

390 I am late to the thread, but I thank Ace, the Cobs, and all the thoughtful posters who provide a place that attracts good people like Tami, rickl, Chavez the Hugo and so many others.

Posted by: Gouverneur Morris at December 22, 2021 10:06 PM (PHxng)

391 Ace,

Beautiful tribute.

Posted by: Hippopoonis at December 22, 2021 11:04 PM (JPVCx)

392 By, now everyone has seen this I hope but donations to strayrescue.Org

Posted by: JEM tami donations strayrescue.org at December 22, 2021 11:50 PM (jIeMQ)

393 As a complete and utter lurker, I don't always match up who says what and I have no idea how you all do it. It takes me a half hour to read the comments, let alone refresh and scroll down to read even more. But there are some absolute gems.

I never interacted with Tami, but reading Ace's and all of your tributes...wow.

May she rest in peace.

I have never been to a MoMe. But please do one at the Cunetto House of Pasta. Only 947 miles for me.

Posted by: Cranford Pundit at December 23, 2021 12:36 AM (51Z55)

394 What a treasure.

Posted by: m at December 23, 2021 01:36 AM (nIRNj)

395 One of my favorite laconic cowboys sayings goes like this --

"I rode with her/him, and I got no complaints."

Understatement as an art form. RIP, dear lady.

Posted by: GnuBreed at December 23, 2021 04:02 AM (F0YaR)

396 Prayers for Tami's family and friends. RIP Tami. Heaven's gain.

Her posts and links were awesome!

Posted by: (jV+aN) President Orange Man Bad (Rheees Be Upon Him) at December 23, 2021 05:59 AM (jV+aN)

397 I tried posting on her Wall, but my comment was rejected.

Hiya Tami, Rest in Peace ; and save us a seat.

https://tinyurl.com/9eftt7x7

Posted by: JT at December 23, 2021 06:43 AM (arJlL)

398 I'm a bit late though still wish Tami to be accepted into God's presence and hope her family find comfort in memories of her love for them.

Posted by: President Select Decaf at December 23, 2021 09:28 AM (SRmHu)

399 I'm just a lurker. My comments, few in number, are not humorous, but I do enjoy the laughs that the regulars provide. They allow me to calm down after reading Ace's painfully accurate assessments of our country's open and on-going destruction.

I regret that I missed noticing Tami's remarks, as hers, because I scrolled too quickly to notice her moniker.

For all of your additions, Tami, thank you. R.I.P.

Thank you regulars for your posts. I look to this site, and refer others to it, for my daily orientation to life as we are living it.

Posted by: Margaret at December 23, 2021 05:32 PM (l8gHZ)

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