So, it's here. The next mile stone.
Tomorrow I will hit day 200. Most have heard it before, but let me say it again: I NEVER thought I would make it this far. But then I asked myself, I wonder if any of these folks felt (or feel) the same way?
Blocko
elautz
gneeson88
hokiehi
Its_Got2Happen
Kevin SLC
Sage
KCcheif
You see, all these folks are joining me on the second floor tomorrow. Better yet, I am joining them. There are eight others aside from me that are crossing this threshold. And we are doing it TOGETHER. And THAT is the beauty of this site. Granted, we are all responsible for our own quits. But those listed above, we realized that we CANNOT make it alone. And I pray that we continue this journey together day by day.
But I have another list:
Irishseabee
Michael0629
SleeperCell
mikeremington1903
Cole184
DanonFire
aglos
Magriff
boomtho
scott5914
RMC111
Beretta38
DeathOfALipper
Thirteen. Thirteen. Thirteen........ These names represent those who should be going to the second floor with us tomorrow. But they are not. Why? I don't know. They stopped posting. They vanished. They chose to do it on their own. They figured out a better way. Take you pick. Any one of those answers could fit. But so could this one...... I CAVED. Those two words, I have found in the last two hundred days are words that make me cringe. Literally. I fear for those who have had to use them. For their health. For their life. For their families. I hope none of those thirteen names are a part of those two words. But I think we all know better..... Don't we?
I can't wait for 12:00 AM.
I can't wait to change my signature line to include my second floor date.
I can't wait to post "iizphilister - 200".
I can't wait to include my name with those signed up for hitting 300.
I can't wait for sportsfan to shout me out on Facebook.
I can't wait to post up with those seven other men and one lady that we made it together.
But there is one other thing I can't wait for the most........
I can't wait for Saturday. That's means I'll be posting 201...... And that means, that I made it through 200, STILL QUIT.
And THAT is really all that matters. That I quit each and every single damn day. One day, one hour, one minute, one second at time. That is how we measure our success.....