CuriousLurker aka Aminah - May Allah Embrace Your Kind Soul

Our dear friend and fierce advocate has left us

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Her twitter page and a little of her wisdom

This is easily the hardest Page I have ever undertaken. No easy words can be found when a dear friend is suddenly gone. On March 10th I got what would be the last DM from her. Ordinarily we would chat a couple times a week. Days later she had not gone in or called in to work. Her boss went to her home to check on her. She found her already gone. On about March 12, 2017, Aminah had died in her sleep apparently entirely peacefully. A blessing few humans have. She deserved a kind exit.

The news came my way because I was getting no replies from her, and called her cell. Her boss, Heather, answered the phone and was kind enough to listen to me long enough to let me establish myself as a friend with a few answers to her probing questions. I had seen a comment about her being “Trumped out” and figured she was on an extended media break. So I waited a month before calling this very private person thinking, hoping just a politics/media vacation.

The wife and I are saddened to our core. It’s not a common thing for distant bloggers of disparate cultures to trust and extend real friendship. She did that for us, despite real stalkers and all the weirdness the ‘net can bring. I think it started when I sent her a gift of some stone and steel wire ants that an Arizona artist had made. Recently she did some excellent prints of some of my photography that caught her eye. Just shipped them right to me.

So in respect to her place among us here, her fierce advocacy against Islamophobia and antisemitism, her wit, art and kind side I’m linking a couple of her Pages that I really enjoyed. I welcome more of the same in the comments from you guys. Link her sharp comments or pages or when she lashed some troll to a humiliated weeping retreat. Repost, quote or link her very best.

Charles, we spoke of you sometimes and this wonderful oasis on the internet that you run. CuriousLurker had the most respect for you as a person and your skills. Thought of you very highly. I know she would have wanted that spoken to you here.

Some personal favorites of mine from her Pages.

Her macro photography
littlegreenfootballs.com

Learning the gear
littlegreenfootballs.com

Her advocacy
littlegreenfootballs.com

littlegreenfootballs.com

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236 comments

HappyWarrior Apr 13, 2017 • 6:30:55pm

CL, I was honored to consider you my friend. I don’t know what happens when we die but I hope you are in a better place and I think I speak for many Lizards when I say you will be missed. And RWC, thank you for doing this. Beautiful tribute to a great person.

The Vicious Babushka Apr 13, 2017 • 6:32:11pm

ברוך דיין האמת

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 6:32:25pm

Oh no…I was wondering why we hadn’t heard from her. This is incredibly sad.

Stanley Sea Apr 13, 2017 • 6:33:08pm

Devastated to hear. Thanks for writing this RWC.

Love to all.

Donkey With No Name Apr 13, 2017 • 6:33:14pm

Oh no… a terrible loss. At least it was peaceful.

Thanks for these beautiful words.

The Vicious Babushka Apr 13, 2017 • 6:33:28pm

2017 is turning out to be a suck year

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 6:34:21pm

Thank you for letting us know.
I have a letter I wrote today that I was going to drop in the mail to her because I was a bit worried as well.

retired cynic Apr 13, 2017 • 6:34:55pm

I am not a long-time lurker here, but CL was always one of the brightest spots, someone with deep moral grounding that I trusted as a person. One of the most special spots on LGF. RIP indeed. Tears.

Stanley Sea Apr 13, 2017 • 6:34:57pm

RWC - it would be great if somehow we could connect with her son, just to let him know how much she was appreciated & loved here.

Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 6:35:34pm

re: #9 Stanley Sea

RWC - it would be great if somehow we could connect with her son, just to let him know how much she was appreciated & loved here.

In progress, will share as per the family wishes etc.

lawhawk Apr 13, 2017 • 6:35:51pm

Oh my.

My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and everyone else who she touched, which includes many of us here at LGF, which she considered a refuge in the storm online.

Baruch Dayan Emet.

I know that she’d approve of the sentiment, because it was the thought and meaning behind the words that mattered most. She was a fierce believer in doing the right thing.

She will be missed.

majii Apr 13, 2017 • 6:35:56pm

re: #3 teleskiguy

“Oh no…I was wondering why we hadn’t heard from her. This is incredibly sad.”

Ditto, because I was wondering the same thing when I noticed her usual posts here were missing. May she rest in peace.

Hecuba's daughter Apr 13, 2017 • 6:36:02pm

I had actually asked earlier today about her. This is the saddest news I’ve heard this year.

William Lewis Apr 13, 2017 • 6:36:06pm

Oh, damn. I did not need to hear this. Tomorrow is Good Friday and I’ll add her to the prayers I have that day & on Sunday, in the hope of the light of the one god, I’ll light a candle for her. May she rest gently in the light, amen.

Puss Power Apr 13, 2017 • 6:36:37pm

I also noticed her absence and assumed that she was taking a media break. She leaves a hole in our community that will never be filled.

William Lewis Apr 13, 2017 • 6:36:54pm

re: #2 The Vicious Babushka

ברוך דיין האמת

Amen.

The Ghost of Senator Incitatus Apr 13, 2017 • 6:37:26pm

Thank you for the eulogy.

Aminah was one of the people that kept me reading the board, long before I signed in, and pretty much my favorite to chat about things with.

plansbandc Apr 13, 2017 • 6:37:58pm

Very sad news indeed. She will be missed.

calochortus Apr 13, 2017 • 6:41:39pm

I am so sorry to hear this. Like several others, I assumed she was taking a break.
Thank you for tracking her down and letting us know.

She will be greatly missed.

The Vicious Babushka Apr 13, 2017 • 6:43:34pm

How old was CL? This is so tragic.

Stanley Sea Apr 13, 2017 • 6:44:12pm

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 6:44:12pm

I’m sort of bawling right now. CuriousLurker was one of the best Lizards out there. She always sent me great stories about skiing in Islamic countries, and we had a lot of fun joking around on Twitter. I never met her, but I still loved her. This is such sad news.

Already miss you, Aminah…

HappyWarrior Apr 13, 2017 • 6:45:34pm

It’s nice to put a first name to someone. I’ve been part of a great many internet communities but this really is one of the best ones. And Aminah was a big part of why I feel that way.

Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 6:46:19pm

re: #20 The Vicious Babushka

How old was CL? This is so tragic.

Late 50’s. Survivor of an aneurysm four years ago. I’m just so glad to hear it was a peaceful gentle end.

ObserverArt Apr 13, 2017 • 6:46:33pm

I was worried about her since we had not heard from her in some time.

Rest in Peace Aminah/Curious Lurker.

I, like the rest of you, will miss her contributions and her art knowledge we would sometimes chat about. And of course her politics and her search for peace. I think she has found it.

Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 6:47:02pm

re: #22 teleskiguy

I’m sort of bawling right now. CuriousLurker was one of the best Lizards out there. She always sent me great stories about skiing in Islamic countries, and we had a lot of fun joking around on Twitter. I never met her, but I still loved her. This is such sad news.

Already miss you, Aminah…

You and me both bro. No dry eyes in my home tonight to be found.

Charles Johnson Apr 13, 2017 • 6:51:43pm

This news just destroys me.

When she first started participating at LGF, she encountered some of the hold-overs from the bad old days. And she sent me an email at one point saying she just couldn’t handle being at a site that had people like that, and she was leaving.

I wrote back and implored her to stay, telling her that her presence was more welcome than she knew, that she was helping me to remake LGF as a better place, and that I’d be devastated if she left. And she reconsidered, and stayed on, and contributed some absolutely great things to the site for years.

And she did help remake LGF in so many ways.

Now I’m devastated again, because she’s left us. I’m going to miss her so much. She made so many real friends here, and I was honored to be one of them.

Such a loss. But she’d want us to continue on the road she helped make, I know that. So long, Aminah.

The Vicious Babushka Apr 13, 2017 • 6:52:38pm

She held the record for the most updings, get-well dings after her aneurysm.

HappyWarrior Apr 13, 2017 • 6:52:51pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

This news just destroys me.

When she first started participating at LGF, she encountered some of the hold-overs from the bad old days. And she sent me an email at one point saying she just couldn’t handle being at a site that had people like that, and she was leaving.

I wrote back and implored her to stay, telling her that her presence was more welcome than she knew, that she was helping me to remake LGF as a better place, and that I’d be devastated if she left. And she reconsidered, and stayed on, and contributed some absolutely great things to the site for years.

And she did help remake LGF in so many ways.

Now I’m devastated again, because she’s left us. I’m going to miss her so much. She made so many real friends here, and I was honored to be one of them.

Such a loss. But she’d want us to continue on the road she helped make, I know that. So long, Aminah.

I’m glad you wrote back. A lot of people wouldn’t have.

Jebediah, RBG Apr 13, 2017 • 6:53:11pm

fucking hell.

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 6:53:31pm

her last two tweets are just perfect.

Dog at Your Side, Peace in Your Heart - San Francisco Chronicle https://t.co/taWw8gHlS9 pic.twitter.com/uABybgxzH0

— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) March 12, 2017

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Spring Forward https://t.co/IhVVsPJFSm

— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) March 12, 2017

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thedopefishlives Apr 13, 2017 • 6:55:06pm

re: #31 Backwoods_Sleuth

Aaaaand I’m crying again. Damn it.

ObserverArt Apr 13, 2017 • 6:55:29pm

re: #29 HappyWarrior

I’m glad you wrote back. A lot of people wouldn’t have.

We have learned Charles is not like a lot of people, and that is what makes Little Green Footballs what it is.

Tonight it is Feeling Blue Green Footballs.

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 6:55:34pm

re: #32 thedopefishlives

Aaaaand I’m crying again. Damn it.

me, too.

HappyWarrior Apr 13, 2017 • 6:56:31pm

re: #33 ObserverArt

We have learned Charles is not like a lot of people, and that is what makes Little Green Footballs what it is.

Tonight it is Feeling Blue Green Footballs.

Yep. So true.

Stanley Sea Apr 13, 2017 • 6:57:20pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

She was very brave.

The Vicious Babushka Apr 13, 2017 • 6:57:25pm

Charles please promote this page.

thedopefishlives Apr 13, 2017 • 6:57:59pm

re: #37 The Vicious Babushka

Charles please promote this page.

I think we all logically assumed it would be. I certainly did.

A Cranky One Apr 13, 2017 • 6:59:58pm

Thanks for sharing the news, tragic as it is. Many of us were missing CL. I guess that won’t end.

CL was one of the folks whose insightful comments and inclusion drew me to LGF. Enjoyed every interaction as well as her interactions with everyone else.

This is a loss for all but especially for those of us lucky enough to have known her, if only through the limits of this media.

I will commit an act of kindness this weekend in her honor.

Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 7:00:14pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

My thought is continue the advocacy. On this forum. On wherever it can attempt to thwart and shame the bigots and haters. She taught us how by fine example.

GlutenFreeJesus Apr 13, 2017 • 7:01:20pm

So saddened by this. CL, we will miss you.

TedStriker Apr 13, 2017 • 7:03:22pm

Fuck…..just, fuck.

RIP, Lurker of the Curious….

b.d. Apr 13, 2017 • 7:03:26pm

What horrible, horrible news. I pray she finds peace.

Smith25's Liberal Thighs Apr 13, 2017 • 7:05:28pm

So so sad. May you live forever in the hearts of those that love you CL.

calochortus Apr 13, 2017 • 7:06:16pm

re: #39 A Cranky One

I will commit an act of kindness this weekend in her honor.

Great idea! Me too.

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 7:06:37pm

I would like to humbly suggest that anything not CL-related be posted to the previous post downstairs or the next post that may show up.

Kaessa Apr 13, 2017 • 7:07:01pm

Well, hell.

Dammit. I may not have said so, but I loved her posts. She was one of the bright spots on this bright spot of the internet.

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:09:07pm

@teleskiguy Looks like they had fun, heh. https://t.co/qsC9NfK6SC

— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) June 11, 2016

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retired cynic Apr 13, 2017 • 7:09:44pm

Muscari for Amineh

A spring flower from our gardens seems appropriate. Peace.

CriticalDragon1177 Apr 13, 2017 • 7:10:36pm

I’m sad to see CuriousLurker Go. I will miss her.

If there is a heaven, she is there right now.

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:13:48pm

#LOL: The Institute for The Incredibly Fucking Obvious https://t.co/9ueHtTeJaY via @teleskiguy That one’s a keeper.

— CuriousLurker (@CuriousLurker) June 4, 2016

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:15:03pm

Moby - They Sky Is Broken (Official Audio)

bmoak Apr 13, 2017 • 7:15:17pm

Crap. RIP Curious Lurker.

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 7:15:49pm

I’m sharing CL stories with MrBWS right now.

The ones about her being a cab driver in NYC are just slaying him right now.

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 7:18:09pm

I was crying, but sharing CL stories with MrBWS are making both of us crack up big time.

And I’m feeling like she’s sitting here with us right now, and I can hear her telling me those stories once again.

jeffreyw Apr 13, 2017 • 7:20:12pm

Rest in peace, I regret I will never know you.

thedopefishlives Apr 13, 2017 • 7:20:40pm

re: #55 Backwoods_Sleuth

I was crying, but sharing CL stories with MrBWS are making both of us crack up big time.

And I’m feeling like she’s sitting here with us right now, and I can hear her telling me those stories once again.

And this is how good people should be remembered. CL was exactly the sort of person who would say, “Stop crying already. I’m funny and snarky, laugh with me and remember me well.”

retired cynic Apr 13, 2017 • 7:21:18pm

re: #55 Backwoods_Sleuth

I was crying, but sharing CL stories with MrBWS are making both of us crack up big time.

And I’m feeling like she’s sitting here with us right now, and I can hear her telling me those stories once again.

Those need to be archived here especially. Many were told before some of us got here.

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:21:26pm

re: #56 jeffreyw

Rest in peace, I regret I will never know you.

That’s the thing, we all knew her. I considered her a friend even though we never met in person.

Puss Power Apr 13, 2017 • 7:21:31pm

Wild and free

(I don’t have a flower handy.)

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:22:46pm

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 7:22:52pm

re: #57 thedopefishlives

And this is how good people should be remembered. CL was exactly the sort of person who would say, “Stop crying already. I’m funny and snarky, laugh with me and remember me well.”

a thousand updings because THAT IS EXACTLY how I want to remember her and everyone else here.

calochortus Apr 13, 2017 • 7:24:01pm

re: #62 Backwoods_Sleuth

a thousand updings because THAT IS EXACTLY how I want to remember her and everyone else here.

And how I want to be remembered (though I trust that won’t be necessary for a while yet.)

Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 7:24:52pm

re: #57 thedopefishlives

And this is how good people should be remembered. CL was exactly the sort of person who would say, “Stop crying already. I’m funny and snarky, laugh with me and remember me well.”

Bless you this, THIS.

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 7:25:16pm

Is this our first LGF wake for one of our own lizards?
I’m thinking we’re doing pretty good and pretty sure Aminah is still with us.

Lidane Apr 13, 2017 • 7:26:00pm

Oh man. That is terrible news. I’m so sorry to hear she’s gone.

My thoughts go out to her family and close friends. I genuinely liked CL and enjoyed reading her posts. She’ll be missed. :(

Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 7:26:33pm

Ah CL. One heck of a photographer, her macro work and composition was excellent. I sometimes wished I had her composition skills.

Jenner7 Apr 13, 2017 • 7:27:45pm

Rest in Peace, Aminah.

Damn.

gocart mozart Apr 13, 2017 • 7:27:48pm

From Curious Lurkers twitter feed

src=hash”>#FlashbackFriday pic.twitter.com/2HHW4LsUso

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) March 10, 2017

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Jebediah, RBG Apr 13, 2017 • 7:27:55pm

Do any of you who knew her well have any suggestions for a charity to donate to in her memory? I am strapped and couldn’t do more than a little, but it would make me feel more useful than just sitting around feeling sad.

jeffreyw Apr 13, 2017 • 7:28:18pm

Imgur

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 7:29:04pm

re: #67 Unshaken Defiance

Ah CL. One heck of a photographer, her macro work and composition was excellent. I sometimes wished I had her composition skills.

I always wanted to shake her when she would post her photos and start picking them apart.
Mind you, she was always her worst critic, but still…good grief, her photography was always great.
I loved her macro attempts to get that perfect cat eyelash…

Stanley Sea Apr 13, 2017 • 7:30:26pm

re: #70 Jebediah, RBG

Do any of you who knew her well have any suggestions for a charity to donate to in her memory? I am strapped and couldn’t do more than a little, but it would make me feel more useful than just sitting around feeling sad.

Guessing either CAIR or a local animal shelter.

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:31:00pm

With folks I follow on Twitter I adhere to the George Carlin Rule for the recently deceased. Carlin would leave the recently deceased in his address book for six weeks, then cross them out. I’ll follow Aminah for six more weeks.

BeachDem Apr 13, 2017 • 7:31:38pm

I did not know her as well as many of you, but her absence will leave a hole in the many lively discussions and information sharing. I had sort of named her “Grace” in my mind (yeah, I do that sometimes) and I think it perfectly described her. Aminah is such a lovely name—from an Arabic word meaning “honest and faithful.”

I learned a lot from her posts and I loved her tales of her cab-driving days.

Eric The Fruit Bat Apr 13, 2017 • 7:32:45pm

In honor of the passing of Curious Lurker, I humbly present this Youtube video of the celebration of the passing of another Islamic music legend, Nursat Fateh Ali Khan, master of the the Qawwali and a worldwide legend in his own right.

Afreen Afreen, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan & Momina Mustehsan, Episode 2, Coke Studio Season 9

قد يسافر لوركر الغريب على قافلة للأبد الأحلام مع الله الرحمن الرحيم يكون الفرح.

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 7:32:47pm

re: #73 Stanley Sea

Guessing either CAIR or a local animal shelter.

Definitely an animal shelter would be good.
(A specific local animal shelter would be somewhere around Orange, NJ)
Now I’m wondering about her cats.

Romantic Heretic Apr 13, 2017 • 7:36:09pm

Well, crap.

You’re going to be missed, Aminah. As-Salâm Alaikum.

UD? *HUGS* for you as well. About a decade ago I had to tell an online community that a popular member had passed away. It was the hardest thing I’d had to do. Didn’t help that I was crazy in love with her.

I go back to that community on the date of her passing and leave virtual flowers. It’s true that time makes it easier.

Eric The Fruit Bat Apr 13, 2017 • 7:37:51pm

Anybody know which mosque she attended? I would like for us to set up a donation fund just in case they become the unfortunate victims of the Goon Squads…

I’m ready to spin up a GoFundMe….

Joe Bacon Apr 13, 2017 • 7:38:01pm

So sorry to hear.

😰

wheat-dogg Apr 13, 2017 • 7:38:55pm

re: #74 teleskiguy

With folks I follow on Twitter I adhere to the George Carlin Rule for the recently deceased. Carlin would leave the recently deceased in his address book for six weeks, then cross them out. I’ll follow Aminah for six more weeks.

I still have a photo in my cellphone of a former student who died two years ago this month from cancer. I’m not really ready to let her go, dear soul as she was.

Curious Lurker/Aminah was one of the bright spots of LGF. After I joined up, I quickly learned to love her takes on life and her erudite explanations of Islam and Muslim culture. And her flowers.

Vaya con dios, amiga mia.

I cannot. Apr 13, 2017 • 7:40:46pm

re: #81 wheat-dogg

There are friends I’ve lost in games, I’ve never removed them from my in-game friend list, even after I’ve quit playing the game.

BlueSpotinAL Apr 13, 2017 • 7:42:52pm

Rest in Peace, CL. You were a great person, it showed in everything you said.

CleverToad Apr 13, 2017 • 7:44:10pm

Requiescat in pacem, Aminah/CL
The memories your friends share are witness to and celebration of your life
Your voice will be missed, but the light you shed will continue to lighten this corner of world and space

Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 7:47:01pm

re: #76 Eric The Fruit Bat

In honor of the passing of Curious Lurker, I humbly present this Youtube video of the celebration of the passing of another Islamic usic legend, Nursat Fateh Ali Khan, master of the the Qawwali and a worldwide legend in his own right.

[Embedded content]

قد يسافر لوركر الغريب على قافلة للأبد الأحلام مع الله الرحمن الرحيم يكون الفرح.

She would love this so much…thank you!

calochortus Apr 13, 2017 • 7:47:31pm

May I take this opportunity to tell each and every one of you here how much you mean to me?
This is such a special group of people, and while I don’t want to get all sappy about it, but we need to remember to tell people how we feel about them while they’re here to hear (or read) it.

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:47:42pm

If I were to post a picture to make CuriousLurker laugh, what would I post?

A-ha!

Instagram

Thanks for stating the obvious!

Bear Apr 13, 2017 • 7:47:47pm

We will miss one of the fine posters. I do hope that her cats will be taken care of and find a good new home. May she rest in peace.

PhillyPretzel Apr 13, 2017 • 7:48:30pm

I was wondering what happened to CL. Now I know and am very sad because of it. Good bye CL you will be missed. May G-d receive you as one of his own.

wheat-dogg Apr 13, 2017 • 7:49:23pm

re: #82 I cannot.

There are friends I’ve lost in games, I’ve never removed them from my in-game friend list, even after I’ve quit playing the game.

This is how people find immortality — in the memories of those they left behind.

Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 7:49:28pm

re: #79 Eric The Fruit Bat

Anybody know which mosque she attended? I would like for us to set up a donation fund just in case they become the unfortunate victims of the Goon Squads…

I’m working on all that, her boss is forwarding a note from me to her son. I’m asking what the family would like to see, and yes about the cats, and where her Mosque is. I promise to post all that as appropriate.

wheat-dogg Apr 13, 2017 • 7:50:05pm

re: #86 calochortus

May I take this opportunity to tell each and every one of you here how much you mean to me?
This is such a special group of people, and while I don’t want to get all sappy about it, but we need to remember to tell people how we feel about them while they’re here to hear (or read) it.

Amen.

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:50:27pm

I learned a great deal from CuriousLurker about snark on the internet, when to apply it and when it might be going too far.

Jebediah, RBG Apr 13, 2017 • 7:51:28pm

re: #73 Stanley Sea

Thank you.

Dr. Matt Apr 13, 2017 • 7:54:19pm

😨

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:55:53pm

re: #93 teleskiguy

I learned a great deal from CuriousLurker about snark on the internet, when to apply it and when it might be going too far.

She tsk-tsked me a number of times, like a mother would. “Now teleskiguy, you don’t need to be so mean/vulgar/dickish…”

Saddest day of 2017 for me. So far.

Skandal Apr 13, 2017 • 7:57:08pm

Truly there are no words to express the sadness of losing Aminah.

Coexistence - thank you CL for showing the way

I hope she has found peace.

Take care everyone.

teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 7:58:47pm

M.I.A.

FortGeek Apr 13, 2017 • 8:01:48pm

I registered and de-lurked so I could add my condolences and well-wishes.

As always with such things, I’m at a loss for words. We never met, interacted a little on Twitter. But I miss her.

It feels hypocritical as a non-believer saying this, but I guess it’s the thought that counts: “Peace be upon you, Aminah.” My name’s Jody. I wish we’d met.

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 8:02:44pm

Thank you all for expressing your respect and love for Aminah. You guys make the day to day more bearable, more interesting, more worthwhile.

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wheat-dogg Apr 13, 2017 • 8:05:01pm

re: #99 FortGeek

I registered and de-lurked so I could add my condolences and well-wishes.

As always with such things, I’m at a loss for words. We never met, interacted a little on Twitter. But I miss her.

It feels hypocritical as a non-believer saying this, but I guess it’s the thought that counts: “Peace be upon you, Aminah.” My name’s Jody. I wish we’d met.

Welcome. Wish we had met under more pleasant circumstances, but welcome to our little patch of the Internet.

We’ll wait on the coffee and donuts required of all newcomers.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 8:05:26pm

re: #76 Eric The Fruit Bat

In honor of the passing of Curious Lurker, I humbly present this Youtube video of the celebration of the passing of another Islamic usic legend, Nursat Fateh Ali Khan, master of the the Qawwali and a worldwide legend in his own right.

[Embedded content]

قد يسافر لوركر الغريب على قافلة للأبد الأحلام مع الله الرحمن الرحيم يكون الفرح.

MrBWS just finished listening to this and he is just stunned.
I’m thinking that this is the first time ever that he heard and felt the message of the music when the words were in an entirely different language.

As a musician himself, he is in total awe right now.

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 8:06:12pm

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Apr 13, 2017 • 8:07:28pm

So sad to see this news. Like others I’d assumed she was just taking a sanity break.
She went the way I’d like to go, but much too early. She will be missed and remembered.

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Lidane Apr 13, 2017 • 8:08:30pm

Goodnight, Travel Well - The Killers

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Apr 13, 2017 • 8:09:43pm

I was blessed to get to meet her in person this past December. There is a hole now that is not going to be filled. I hope you’re getting to hug your kitties again, Aminah. Thank you so much for your love, your patience, your ear, and the joy you shared.

I regret we didn’t get that picture together now but I am going to treasure the memory of those hugs and that time across the table for the rest of my life.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Apr 13, 2017 • 8:10:00pm

re: #102 Backwoods_Sleuth

As a musician himself, he is in total awe right now.

And unfortunately, I have another passing to report: Tom Coyne, Six-Time Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer for Sterling Sound, with a whopping 35 category wins.

But I’m glad MrBWS was floored on hearing some genuine Qawwali. Fateh Ali Khan’s signature album is Mustt Mustt

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 8:10:12pm

re: #86 calochortus

May I take this opportunity to tell each and every one of you here how much you mean to me?
This is such a special group of people, and while I don’t want to get all sappy about it, but we need to remember to tell people how we feel about them while they’re here to hear (or read) it.

I might almost suggest an LGF buddy system?
Somewhere outside of LGF in real life where some of us can connect so when the inevitable comes to pass we can all be invited to another raising of a glass and share memories.

Nothing formal mind you…just discuss privately amongst yourselves.

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HappyWarrior Apr 13, 2017 • 8:11:19pm

re: #106 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I was blessed to get to meet her in person this past December. There is a hole now that is not going to be filled. I hope you’re getting to hug your kitties again, Aminah. Thank you so much for your love, your patience, your ear, and the joy you shared.

I regret we didn’t get that picture together now but I am going to treasure the memory of those hugs and that time across the table for the rest of my life.

Good to see you Klys. Glad you were able to meet CL. She really was a wonderful part of our community here.

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HappyWarrior Apr 13, 2017 • 8:11:59pm

re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth

I might almost suggest an LGF buddy system?
Somewhere outside of LGF in real life where some of us can connect so when the inevitable comes to pass we can all be invited to another raising of a glass and share memories.

Nothing formal mind you…just discuss privately amongst yourselves.

I like that idea BWS.

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Jay C Apr 13, 2017 • 8:13:11pm

What sad news: even at the remove(s) the Internet places on so many of our interactions, it’s still hard to hear the news of the passing of one of the community.
Rest In Peace, Aminah.

😥😥😥😥😥😥

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vgranucci Apr 13, 2017 • 8:16:31pm

Oh no! :(

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Charles Johnson Apr 13, 2017 • 8:17:30pm

re: #103 teleskiguy

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Apr 13, 2017 • 8:17:40pm

re: #109 HappyWarrior

Good to see you Klys. Glad you were able to meet CL. She really was a wonderful part of our community here.

I am planning to be back after this trip is done but had been trying to get in touch with her too for a bit.

I’m just…I don’t have words.

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Amory Blaine Apr 13, 2017 • 8:20:02pm

My god this is terrible.

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Puss Power Apr 13, 2017 • 8:20:36pm

re: #10 Unshaken Defiance

In progress, will share as per the family wishes etc.

(Don’t forget the link to this page.)

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HappyWarrior Apr 13, 2017 • 8:20:43pm

re: #114 klys (maker of Silmarils)

I am planning to be back after this trip is done but had been trying to get in touch with her too for a bit.

I’m just…I don’t have words.

I know. It’s so shocking.

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FortGeek Apr 13, 2017 • 8:20:54pm

Mug shot of a local Azalea.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 8:21:52pm

re: #110 HappyWarrior

I like that idea BWS.

Want to be one of my “lifelines”, so to speak?
I’m serious here. I’ll provide you my contact info and if I seem to disappear from LGF, twitter whatever, for some period of time (LOL!!!! That would be less than 24 hours…) you can call or email or whatnot.

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HappyWarrior Apr 13, 2017 • 8:23:12pm

re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth

Want to be one of my “lifelines”, so to speak?
I’m serious here. I’ll provide you my contact info and if I seem to disappear from LGF, twitter whatever, for some period of time (LOL!!!! That would be less than 24 hours…) you can call or email or whatnot.

Sure, I’ll pass along my info tomorrow. About to call it a night.

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retired cynic Apr 13, 2017 • 8:23:54pm

re: #119 Backwoods_Sleuth

Want to be one of my “lifelines”, so to speak?
I’m serious here. I’ll provide you my contact info and if I seem to disappear from LGF, twitter whatever, for some period of time (LOL!!!! That would be less than 24 hours…) you can call or email or whatnot.

I’ve got you, you know. Recipes and all that. I’m trying to finish up a book, but I have worked on those recipes!

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Anymouse Apr 13, 2017 • 8:24:41pm

I regret that I have only read Curious Lurker’s posts here for a short while.

Peace be upon you … it was a joy to know of you here.

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JordanRules Apr 13, 2017 • 8:25:08pm

Such wonderful, caring thoughts from folks in tribute.

Peace on your home going CL.

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bratwurst Apr 13, 2017 • 8:25:35pm

Like many here, I considered her a friend…we had a number of long exchanges via email and Twitter DM over the last 6 years or so.

Don’t not recall having lost an “online friend” like this before…but, of course, it feels just as awful as losing any other kind of friend.

Salaam, shalom, peace.

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electrotek Apr 13, 2017 • 8:27:07pm

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un

I’m crying right now, literally. I don’t know how else to react right now, this comes as a complete and utter shock for me. I would love to post more, but I’m too distraught to think clearly right now.

We have truly lost a gem here.

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 8:28:16pm

I haven’t stopped crying for some time.

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William Lewis Apr 13, 2017 • 8:28:25pm

re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth

For some reason, your suggestion brought up in my memory the military toast “To absent friends”.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 8:28:37pm

re: #125 electrotek

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un

I’m crying right now, literally. I don’t know how else to react right now, this comes as a complete and utter shock for me. I would love to post more, but I’m too distraught to think clearly right now.

We have truly lost a gem here.

Remember all the goodness she radiated, because that was the best thing about Aminah.

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Puss Power Apr 13, 2017 • 8:29:06pm

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BeachDem Apr 13, 2017 • 8:29:09pm

re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth

I might almost suggest an LGF buddy system?
Somewhere outside of LGF in real life where some of us can connect so when the inevitable comes to pass we can all be invited to another raising of a glass and share memories.

Nothing formal mind you…just discuss privately amongst yourselves.

I often think of the line from Bridget Jones’s Diary— Even the most outrageous minxes lose their nerve, wrestling with the first twinges of existential angst: fears of dying alone and being found three weeks later half-eaten by an Alsatian.”

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Belafon Apr 13, 2017 • 8:30:09pm

re: #124 bratwurst

Like many here, I considered her a friend…we had a number of long exchanges via email and Twitter DM over the last 6 years or so.

Don’t not recall having lost an “online friend” like this before…but, of course, it feels just as awful as losing any other kind of friend.

Salaam, shalom, peace.

I was over at Balloon Juice a lot when General Stuck passed. It was over a month before we figured it out and John contacted people to verify it.

Both of these have made me wonder about online connections. How many comments does it take to connect people to you enough that you will be missed?

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 8:31:51pm

re: #131 Belafon

I was over at Balloon Juice a lot when General Stuck passed. It was over a month before we figured it out and John contacted people to verify it.

Both of these have made me wonder about online connections. How many comments does it take to connect people to you enough that you will be missed?

Sometimes it takes just one.
Sometimes it’s the first one.

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 8:33:06pm

re: #124 bratwurst

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ipsos Apr 13, 2017 • 8:34:15pm

I never met CL, but I too am feeling her loss so much right now.

(((hugs))) to all who knew her and all who miss her tonight.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Apr 13, 2017 • 8:34:16pm

re: #126 teleskiguy

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 8:35:18pm

re: #131 Belafon

Both of these have made me wonder about online connections. How many comments does it take to connect people to you enough that you will be missed?

I have to admit, this is a first for me. Granted I don’t participate in any other online community other than LGF (and Twitter, if you want to call it that). I’ve been reading Aminah’s stuff here for many years. She had a great voice and was cut-to-the-bone sharp when it came to Islam and Islamophobia.

There’s a big hole at LGF with Aminah gone.

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 8:36:43pm

re: #135 Eric The Fruit Bat

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thedopefishlives Apr 13, 2017 • 8:36:53pm

re: #136 teleskiguy

I have to admit, this is a first for me. Granted I don’t participate in any other online community other than LGF (and Twitter, if you want to call it that). I’ve been reading Aminah’s stuff here for many years. She had a great voice and was cut-to-the-bone sharp when it came to Islam and Islamophobia.

There’s a big hole at LGF with Aminah gone.

I’ve visited other communities where they have sticky threads - sometimes many years old - announcing the passing of a long-time member. This is the first time I’ve experienced it firsthand, let alone with someone I was as virtually close to as CL. I counted her a real friend. She’s not the first friend I’ve lost, but as the most recent, I’m hurting right along with the rest of you. I’m thankful to have known her, but it just sucks for the rest of us to have to continue without her.

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Eclectic Cyborg Apr 13, 2017 • 8:36:53pm

Man this really hits me in the feels…

Let this be a reminder to all of us:

Tomorrow is never guaranteed. Tell your friends and family you love them. Treasure every moment you have with them. Take pleasure in the small things. Count your blessings. Use every chance you get to make the world a better place.

Love strongly, give freely, live valiantly

We are all better people for having had her in our lives. We shall carry on what she started and let her memory light our own paths through this ever changing maze we call life.

I wish nothing but peace and comfort for her family and our LGF family during this time.

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electrotek Apr 13, 2017 • 8:37:28pm

Spiritualized-Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

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Anymouse Apr 13, 2017 • 8:39:06pm

re: #86 calochortus

May I take this opportunity to tell each and every one of you here how much you mean to me?
This is such a special group of people, and while I don’t want to get all sappy about it, but we need to remember to tell people how we feel about them while they’re here to hear (or read) it.

[[[virtual hugs]]]

re: #90 wheat-dogg

This is how people find immortality — in the memories of those they left behind.

I’ve noted to others that as long as there is one person to remember your deeds or words, then you are not truly gone.

re: #108 Backwoods_Sleuth

I might almost suggest an LGF buddy system?
Somewhere outside of LGF in real life where some of us can connect so when the inevitable comes to pass we can all be invited to another raising of a glass and share memories.

Nothing formal mind you…just discuss privately amongst yourselves.

A person could put an E-mail, regular mail, or telephone number in the private member description area - if someone just suddenly disappeared (as opposed to flounced) a call or letter might be appropriate. (My wife would accept a call from someone identifying themselves as from Little Green Footballs, for example.)

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 8:39:22pm

Is there a way to capture a persons Twitter timeline? Apart from screen cap I mean.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Apr 13, 2017 • 8:39:54pm

re: #139 Eclectic Cyborg

The one thing I am holding onto right now is that I don’t have to regret missing my chance to meet her. There is no “should have” there, and I am grateful for that.

Sometimes that is the gift an earlier loss gives us.

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 8:40:12pm

re: #142 Unshaken Defiance

Is there a way to capture a persons Twitter timeline? Apart from screen cap I mean.

That sounds like a question for some of Charles’ Twitter engineer friends.

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freetoken Apr 13, 2017 • 8:41:08pm

re: #142 Unshaken Defiance

Is there a way to capture a persons Twitter timeline? Apart from screen cap I mean.

That’s a good question.

And brings up the point of a Will, and making sure one’s electronic estate is preserved according to one’s wishes.

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 8:43:30pm

re: #143 klys (maker of Silmarils)

The one thing I am holding onto right now is that I don’t have to regret missing my chance to meet her. There is no “should have” there, and I am grateful for that.

Sometimes that is the gift an earlier loss gives us.

That voice, raspy as could be but so kindly and full of life.

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Anymouse Apr 13, 2017 • 8:45:58pm

I just woke up. I just got done reading through the thread of all those who have vignettes to tell about Aminah - now I’m crying. Damn onion ninjas.

A flower for Aminah …

Goldenrod - Nebraska State Flower

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 8:46:20pm

re: #142 Unshaken Defiance

Is there a way to capture a persons Twitter timeline? Apart from screen cap I mean.

I was wondering if you could tweet a link to this post and tag her twitter account so that her followers will know of her passing.
She had 884 twitter followers and only a small fraction were LGF.

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Eric The Fruit Bat Apr 13, 2017 • 8:48:16pm

Somehow this popped into my head, and seems somewhat appropriate (?)

The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?? [Official Music Video]

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 8:50:42pm

Oh, we’re going The Flaming Lips route? Don’t mind if I do! Aminah would’ve insisted.

Sunship Balloons

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Mattand Apr 13, 2017 • 8:51:28pm

Goddamit.

Really sorry to hear this news. I only had the briefest of conversations with CL, but she was a really nice woman.

Was there some sort of health issue that did this?

Condolences to her, her family, and to everyone here.

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electrotek Apr 13, 2017 • 8:51:35pm

The Chemical Brothers feat. Hope Sandoval - Asleep From Day

I know just what your mama said
Always misunderstood
Gotta tell you something
I saw it in your eyes
I think I left your back seat
And now It’s always good
I fell asleep from day
And all the promises

There’s a lot of people
That let their will to say
I’ve got a lot of friends

And they’ve got beautiful eyes
That make my heart feel surprised
And you notice it
And that’s the truth
That’s the truth

Have me to you
I shine along underneath your view
I’ll be the one
To let you know when you’ve come undone

I like the stars in the sky
And watch the moonlight go by
I’ve got a lot of friends
And they’ve got beautiful eyes,
That make my heart feel surprised.
And that’s the truth,
That’s the truth
That’s the truth
That’s the truth

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 8:51:35pm

re: #148 Backwoods_Sleuth

I was wondering if you could tweet a link to this post and tag her twitter account so that her followers will know of her passing.
She had 884 twitter followers and only a small fraction were LGF.

Took a shot at it, not many of her followers were followers of mine. Not sure if her following me puts this on her timeline so they can see it.

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Charles Johnson Apr 13, 2017 • 8:52:38pm

#NowPlaying Israel Kamakawiwo’ole > Facing Future > Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World https://t.co/TaEx1k4o4m pic.twitter.com/mXCarVRw3X

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 14, 2017

Reply Reply w/ Quote Image

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Apr 13, 2017 • 8:53:57pm

re: #154 Charles Johnson

OFFICIAL - Somewhere Over the Rainbow 2011 - Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo’ole

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 8:55:00pm

re: #153 Unshaken Defiance

Took a shot at it, not many of her followers were followers of mine. Not sure if her following me puts this on her timeline so they can see it.

People have been complaining that the “.” in front of a twitter name doesn’t work anymore., but I don’t know

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Eric The Fruit Bat Apr 13, 2017 • 8:55:15pm

re: #137 teleskiguy

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 8:56:38pm

Miss her like a sister.

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electrotek Apr 13, 2017 • 8:57:21pm

Listening to shoegaze helps me cope with loss:

Swallow - Peekaboo

Peek a peek a boo
I’m in you, too soon
You’re spinning me around
In the palm of your hand

I’m crying out into
The cold corners of your heart
And I’ve been right here
You mean the whole world
And more to me, to me, to me, to me

Peek a boo

I’m downing all my scares
Here in your charms
Pretty little thing, I’m only dreaming

Endless empty days I’d throw away
Just for you

Peek a boo

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calochortus Apr 13, 2017 • 8:57:25pm

Since we’re sending CL off with flowers, I’ll post these and say goodnight. {{{Lizards}}}

camas lily

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Eric The Fruit Bat Apr 13, 2017 • 8:58:23pm

re: #150 teleskiguy

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BishopX Apr 13, 2017 • 9:00:37pm

She Will Be Missed.

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Hecuba's daughter Apr 13, 2017 • 9:00:46pm

When talking to a friend tonight, I explained how much the death of someone I never met in person has affected me. It was hard to maintain my composure because, although I only knew her from her posts here, she was someone whose words touched me and I admired her greatly.

May she rest in peace and her memory be a blessing to all who know her.

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bratwurst Apr 13, 2017 • 9:00:56pm

re: #155 Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters

I happen to know she LOVED that video, even if she was not fully on board with the way Iz’s earthly remains were handled there.

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 9:02:02pm

re: #160 calochortus

Yes, with a flower… And just a little something extra her cats would appreciate

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Anymouse Apr 13, 2017 • 9:02:24pm

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Interesting Times Apr 13, 2017 • 9:03:34pm

re: #143 klys (maker of Silmarils)

The one thing I am holding onto right now is that I don’t have to regret missing my chance to meet her. There is no “should have” there, and I am grateful for that.

Envying you right now because it’s a chance I never had :( We exchanged emails/DMs and I often wished we could meet in person, but…

…I don’t know what else to say that hasn’t already been said. I’m still feeling numb, still in denial (“What? I’ll never see a comment from her ever again?”)

When I first saw this thread, I thought it only meant she wouldn’t be returning to LGF. I’d attributed her absence to a desire to take a break. Never realized it meant the worst.

re: #158 Unshaken Defiance

Thanks for letting us know. I can imagine all too well how difficult and painful this was to write.

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Apr 13, 2017 • 9:06:23pm

I want to post the image of the flower I posted for her right after she came back from her anyuerism but my phone isn’t playing well with the thread.

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Mattand Apr 13, 2017 • 9:08:14pm

re: #163 Hecuba’s daughter

When talking to a friend tonight, I explained how much the death of someone I never met in person has affected me. It was hard to maintain my composure because, although I only knew her from her posts here, she was someone whose words touched me and I admired her greatly.

May she rest in peace and her memory be a blessing to all who know her.

Perfectly understandable. I regularly listen to the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe podcast. When one of their hosts passed away a few years back, it hit me harder then I realized.

For all of the human garbage that has been enabled by the internet these last 20-odd years, this medium enables people we meet virtually to uplift and enrich our lives, despite never meeting them in the real world.

She’ll be missed.

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electrotek Apr 13, 2017 • 9:08:31pm

Slowdive - Shine

Shine through the light
So my thoughts won’t
Have to fight
For your love
Just to see you in me
Hurts too much
Mind fills with the thought
Love you till I caught
Fish in the sky
Impossible to fly
See you walk away
Why can’t you stay and
Shine through the light
So my thoughts won’t
Have to fight
For your love
Just to see you in me
Hurts too much
High from above
I see the words of love
Decay to the ground
Betray what I’ve found

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geosherman Apr 13, 2017 • 9:09:50pm

Hesperoyucca whipplei - Yucca

As a “Lurker” I have always had an affinity for Curious Lurker. May she rest in peace.

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mmmirele Apr 13, 2017 • 9:11:25pm

re: #145 freetoken

That’s a good question.

And brings up the point of a Will, and making sure one’s electronic estate is preserved according to one’s wishes.

First, I am so sorry to hear that CL is no longer with us. Safe passages, madame.

I’m just glad my parents were so very conscientious about making out wills and a medical power of attorney, setting up a trust for the house, and even arranging and paying for cremation services. When dad died three years ago, all those efforts made so many tasks easier. It still wasn’t *easy*; my brother went through heck getting my legally blind and hard of hearing mother down to the bank to sign papers in front of a notary, but the big stuff was done in advance.

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Stanley Sea Apr 13, 2017 • 9:13:10pm

I’m drained & very sad.

It was good reading everyone’s comments, thanks RWC for this page.

Thanks everyone for the love.

Good night.

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Charles Johnson Apr 13, 2017 • 9:19:56pm

The next step in the Trump Horror is apparently going to be bringing back the draft. We’re headed to a very dark place.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 14, 2017

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 9:22:56pm

re: #76 Eric The Fruit Bat

In honor of the passing of Curious Lurker, I humbly present this Youtube video of the celebration of the passing of another Islamic usic legend, Nursat Fateh Ali Khan, master of the the Qawwali and a worldwide legend in his own right.

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قد يسافر لوركر الغريب على قافلة للأبد الأحلام مع الله الرحمن الرحيم يكون الفرح.

lyrics:
lyricsmint.com

This part is totally Aminah:

Her face is fresh as a flower
Is it her face in its brilliance or is it the moon itself?
Her face is sheer poetry
Her face has the beauty of the lotus flower
Her face is an artist’s thought and also its translation
Her face is both dream and realisation
Her face is some magical tale
Her face is both certainty and supposition
Her face is like no other seen anywhere
Splendidly luminous, dazzlingly radiant

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Anymouse Apr 13, 2017 • 9:23:15pm

One of my favourite songs for the hammered dulcimer. My video playing it on YouTube is bad, so I will put up a much better one …

Clergy’s Lamentation by Turlough O’Carolan.

Clergy’s Lamentation

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Gus Apr 13, 2017 • 9:23:25pm

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

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retired cynic Apr 13, 2017 • 9:23:43pm

re: #174 Charles Johnson

I can’t believe the country will support that.

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Belafon Apr 13, 2017 • 9:25:14pm

re: #174 Charles Johnson

That will go over even less well than repealing the ACA.

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Charles Johnson Apr 13, 2017 • 9:25:14pm

@Llama_Chameleon Or maybe you don’t give a shit about reading everything I’ve been tweeting and writing about all year.

— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) April 14, 2017

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 9:26:22pm

re: #177 Gus

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!

I’ve been teary-eyed all evening.

And, who are you?

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Charles Johnson Apr 13, 2017 • 9:26:26pm

re: #177 Gus

I know. It’s a real blow.

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 9:27:20pm

re: #181 teleskiguy

OK. I totally made myself laugh with this comment.

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Anymouse Apr 13, 2017 • 9:27:40pm

re: #178 retired cynic

I can’t believe the country will support that.

Mr. Trump picked former Washington state senator Don Benton (R) to run the Selective Service.

He has no military experience (thus is the first non-vet to run it), and the press release appeared to be written for him running the EPA.

This guy’s resume is at least as bad as every one else Trump has picked, and probably worse.

Benton was one of Trump’s early supporters, which appears to be the only thing that mattered.

huffingtonpost.com

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BeachDem Apr 13, 2017 • 9:27:41pm

re: #174 Charles Johnson

[Embedded content]

And it’s worse than we can even imagine.

littlegreenfootballs.com

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Gus Apr 13, 2017 • 9:29:00pm

re: #181 teleskiguy

I’ve been teary-eyed all evening.

And, who are you?

Just found out. I’m in shock. Saddened. Was thinking of her of late.

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 13, 2017 • 9:29:25pm

As much as I’m tempted to see this thread through it’s end, I gotta get some sleep. Good night good people.

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 9:29:26pm

I’m going outside for a bit to look at the stars. Back in a bit.

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Apr 13, 2017 • 9:31:03pm

re: #169 Mattand

Perfectly understandable. I regularly listen to the Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe podcast. When one of their hosts passed away a few years back, it hit me harder then I realized.

For all of the human garbage that has been enabled by the internet these last 20-odd years, this medium enables people we meet virtually to uplift and enrich our lives, despite never meeting them in the real world.

She’ll be missed.

I got into SGU late, but didn’t know that Perry had died. When I got to the first episode after his death, I wound up crying like it was something that had just happened.

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Charles Johnson Apr 13, 2017 • 9:31:20pm

@Green_Footballs I see. I call you out and you refuse to hear me. Got it.

— Spitting on 45 (@Llama_Chameleon) April 14, 2017

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Fuck this shit. I’m not in the mood. Blocked.

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while(1) worries++; Apr 13, 2017 • 9:33:45pm

My condolences to her family and friends.

Rest in pease, Aminah. You will be missed.

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Charles Johnson Apr 13, 2017 • 9:33:48pm

I write endlessly about women’s rights and LGBT rights, but post one tweet about the draft and suddenly I don’t care about women’s rights and LGBT rights? What the fuck is wrong with people like this.

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Backwoods_Sleuth Apr 13, 2017 • 9:34:17pm

re: #187 Unshaken Defiance

As much as I’m tempted to see this thread through it’s end, I gotta get some sleep. Good night good people.

Me as well…way past midnight here.

Cuddle up with all those who love you best no matter what..

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allegro Apr 13, 2017 • 9:35:02pm

Ohhhh damn. Just popped in to see the latest news and… OMG I never would have expected it would be this. I have no words. Only grief for the loss of someone who touched so many so dearly. Glad I remembered to add that box of tissues to my shopping list today though heartbroken it was this that made me open it.

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BigPapa Apr 13, 2017 • 9:36:31pm

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Anymouse Apr 13, 2017 • 9:36:42pm

re: #192 Charles Johnson

I write endlessly about women’s rights and LGBT rights, but post one tweet about the draft and suddenly I don’t care about women’s rights and LGBT rights? What the fuck is wrong with people like this.

I can’t see your original tweet … if we were to have a draft, equality of treatment would demand drafting women as well as men.

For the record, I am opposed to any sort of draft. The military as it exists today cannot function by simply a few weeks of boot camp and then “here’s a rifle.” That’s not how it works any more.

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Clearly a Country For Sick Old Haters Apr 13, 2017 • 9:36:44pm

re: #192 Charles Johnson

I write endlessly about women’s rights and LGBT rights, but post one tweet about the draft and suddenly I don’t care about women’s rights and LGBT rights? What the fuck is wrong with people like this.

Most people are stupid, so you’re going to run across a lot of stupid people on the Internet.

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Gus Apr 13, 2017 • 9:38:07pm

She was a teaching moment for LGF!

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Blind Frog Belly White Apr 13, 2017 • 9:39:35pm

I…just…don’t know what to say. She was a calm, wise, unique voice, and one I’ll miss, like the long posts, at the bottom of newly defunct threads.

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freetoken Apr 13, 2017 • 9:40:06pm

re: #198 Gus

Seriously, though, a poster who long time does thoughtful and meaningful posts is a treasure. Important that is, I think, in this era of online-trash-talking.

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TedStriker Apr 13, 2017 • 9:41:11pm

To absent friends…

*pours a non-alcoholic drink on the ground for C_L*

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klys (maker of Silmarils) Apr 13, 2017 • 9:41:33pm

re: #199 Blind Frog Belly White

I…just…don’t know what to say. She was a calm, wise, unique voice, and one I’ll miss, like the long posts, at the bottom of newly defunct threads.

That will always be pulling a CL to me. Always.

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Interesting Times Apr 13, 2017 • 9:42:03pm

re: #192 Charles Johnson

I write endlessly about women’s rights and LGBT rights, but post one tweet about the draft and suddenly I don’t care about women’s rights and LGBT rights? What the fuck is wrong with people like this.

*sigh* Now I’m thinking of the savage yet classy smackdown CL could’ve laid on that idiot (and others of its ilk).

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 9:45:38pm

re: #188 teleskiguy

The moon is so beautiful tonight.

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Belafon Apr 13, 2017 • 9:45:40pm

re: #180 Charles Johnson

That person’s stack can only handle two things. Any more than that, and they can’t handle it. Lucky for them, some of us can do more.

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Anymouse Apr 13, 2017 • 9:46:36pm

re: #201 TedStriker

To absent friends…

*pours a non-alcoholic drink on the ground*

Fair winds and following seas. (And that phrase has me tearing up again.) For the brief time I knew her here she was always kind and considerate to those here.

I don’t believe I’ve ever been this upset at the loss of someone whom I never met in person before - but I feel as though I was getting to know her like any other new friend in real life.

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 9:47:20pm

re: #195 BigPapa

QkPl3/bzWOK9H7AP2ANVuLCTFWIrazan

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teleskiguy Apr 13, 2017 • 9:50:23pm

I’ve never been so torn up about a person I’ve never met. @CuriousLurker’s death is the biggest bummer I’ve ever experienced on the Internet

— Charlie Vogel (@teleskiguy) April 14, 2017

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Odie Hugh Manatee Apr 13, 2017 • 9:51:31pm

From another old lurker… rest in peace, Aminah, you will be missed by the many people whose lives you have touched.

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Targetpractice Apr 13, 2017 • 9:54:28pm

I’m…really at a loss for words here. Work has become such a hassle recently that I haven’t been as active as I previously was, so I’m just now walking in on this news. And even as young as I am, I’ve been here at LGF long enough to have seen more than one lizard reported as passed on. They always come as a shock, there’s never really any warning that it’s coming, and each leaves an indelible hole in the community. But perhaps that’s the best indication that one has left a lasting mark, that hole that can never be filled by those who loved them as friend and family.

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Fineday Apr 13, 2017 • 9:58:21pm

RIP, Aminah. I was always a lurker here, but your passing brought tears to my eyes. Looking back at your posts to this great community made me smile. I cannot believe that we will never hear from you again.

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makeitstop Apr 13, 2017 • 9:58:36pm

Oh, no.

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wheat-dogg Apr 13, 2017 • 9:58:47pm

I shot these with my cellphone after class the other day. First time I have shared them anywhere. Now seems appropriate.

Cherry blossom time

For Aminah

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retired cynic Apr 13, 2017 • 10:00:20pm

re: #213 wheat-dogg

I shot these with my cellphone after class the other day. First time I have shared them anywhere. Now seems appropriate.

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Those are gorgeous!

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Alyosha Apr 13, 2017 • 10:04:45pm

I don’t really know what to say…
Except that CL was one of those posters who reeled me into the LGF open forum experience. She’d find a topic and dig right down to the bottom of it and share her findings. In that sense she was true to her nym. She was funny (omg her trove of pixelated gifs!), wise, possessing both the sensitivity and passion of an artist, and a formidable force if you were game enough to try her.
I didn’t know her for as long or as well as alot of you, but she was a firecracker; so full of life, which is what makes all this so shocking.

Godspeed you, Aminah, you spunky geek, staunch advocate and fellow lurker.

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MsJ Apr 13, 2017 • 10:48:34pm

Man. I pop out for a few hours and come back to this.

RIP, Aminah. You were loved by many and your sense of right and wrong, your fierce advocacy and overall presence will be sorely missed.

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Nyet Apr 14, 2017 • 12:00:03am

…….
You just never expect it. Some people not only shape your world in part, but also become a part of your world, and the last thing you expect is them to go away so suddenly. And only when they do, do you realize what you’ve lost. There’s this almost physical feeling of an empty space inside of you.
…….
RIP, Aminah. You made this world better.

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ObserverArt Apr 14, 2017 • 4:33:59am

Just waking up for a new day and hoping to feel a little better about the news of CLs passing.

I don’t.

Klys reminded me of something about CL. I think like me, she was often working on a project and would want to comment on a post not noticing people had moved on to a new thread.

I am posting at the end of a thread in her name.

I’d often be right there with her.

I think she will always be right here with us.

I will remember her at the end of every thread.

And even if we move on, I hope we all remember one another. I know I will.

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Reine Apr 14, 2017 • 6:10:25am

Oh, hell no.

Being one of the “hold-overs” from the bad old days who admired CL greatly, this news saddens me more than I can say.

We corresponded privately some, as well as here on LGF - my deepest condolences to her family, friends & coworkers and those here who loved and appreciated her as I did. .

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Birth Control Works Apr 14, 2017 • 7:20:37am

sob!

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Franklin Apr 14, 2017 • 7:47:03am

Ughhhhh. So sad to hear this news. Rest in peace CL.

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meteor Apr 14, 2017 • 8:55:39am

Memory eternal.

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SteelPH Apr 14, 2017 • 10:42:46am

Rest in peace, Aminah. You were an inspiration to us all.

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wrenchwench Apr 14, 2017 • 10:50:25am

re: #217 Nyet

…….
You just never expect it. Some people not only shape your world in part, but also become a part of your world, and the last thing you expect is them to go away so suddenly. And only when they do, do you realize what you’ve lost. There’s this almost physical feeling of an empty space inside of you.
…….
RIP, Aminah. You made this world better.

Dittos. To all of you. CL and I DMed regularly in 2013 and 2014. In one of them she said:

Yep, barring suicide, execution, or terminal illness we have no way of knowing which morning is our last. Gotta make it count.

She made me a better person. She made LGF a better place. And, as Nyet said, the world. The world misses her. The ones that don’t know it didn’t know her. I will read all those old DMs over again, and learn more. She will lurk forever in my head and my heart.

I got lost in the DMs looking for a video she sent me. I’ll keep looking. Here’s another message:

Wow, the old DM I have between us is like 218 days. Yeah, that “Cancel my account!” thing isn’t working out that great. LOL

She wanted to leave, but we drew her back. Good work, Charles!

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wrenchwench Apr 14, 2017 • 10:55:13am

Thanks for telling me, klys. It was easier hearing it from you than it would have been to be confronted by RWC’s wonderful ~~Page~~ Article. Thank you both.

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wrenchwench Apr 14, 2017 • 11:26:38am

I can’t remember which hatchling or stalker she referred to when she sent me this. If I figure it out, I won’t tell. I think she posted it here, too (without a personal reference).

…and absolutely *no one* was happy: pic.twitter.com/nH7e1kiikj

— TweetSmarter (@TweetSmarter) October 2, 2013

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 14, 2017 • 11:32:14am

re: #225 wrenchwench

Thanks for telling me, klys. It was easier hearing it from you than it would have been to be confronted by RWC’s wonderful ~~Page~~ Article. Thank you both.

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wrenchwench Apr 14, 2017 • 11:36:20am

re: #227 Unshaken Defiance

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Blizard Apr 14, 2017 • 11:43:18am

Another lurker here, coming out of the woodwork to extend my condolences. It’s been a rough spring; I’ve struggled since the recent death of my ex-husband, lost to suicide. Learning of CL’s passing, and seeing how you all are affected, is another reminder to us all to never take life for granted. Do good, so those of us that are left behind can only remember the good, as many of you have done here. I hope you all can find peace.

Caribbean Lily at Sunset

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Sionainn, the Nasty Devilbitch Apr 14, 2017 • 1:02:10pm

I’m heartbroken to hear this news and I will miss Aminah greatly. She helped me out privately with some concerns I had about my sister. Such a wonderful woman.

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MomSense Apr 14, 2017 • 4:47:56pm

I’m so sorry to hear this sad news. Condolences to Curious Lurker’s friends, family, and everyone here.

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SanFranciscoZionist Apr 15, 2017 • 8:32:51am

Baruch dayan emet. She was a lovely woman, and will be missed by so many people.

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Unshaken Defiance Apr 15, 2017 • 8:39:53am

re: #232 SanFranciscoZionist

Thank you for taking a moment. It means a lot.

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southfloridavoter Apr 15, 2017 • 10:58:35am

Hi Charles and friends: It’s Marjoriemoon. I can’t seem to get into the email associated with my account, but I guess I had more than one login (sorry Charles). So terribly sad to hear this news. She was a lovely, caring person. So nice to see she had so many friends. It’s all any of us can hope for. Baruch dayan emet.

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blueraven Apr 15, 2017 • 4:17:35pm

I haven’t been able to participate much here at LGF lately, but I did notice an absence of posts by Curious Lurker. Her posts seemed to “stand out” and “stand up”.

We are all better for knowing a little part of her. Rest In Peace, beautiful lady.

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Floral Giraffe Apr 15, 2017 • 7:55:18pm

re: #154 Charles Johnson

She did make the world a better place! And I feel blessed to have had her in my world, if in just a little LGF way!

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