Joe,
I'm with you! How can we not be grateful? I get it... life and the hobby are far from perfect… but the good so far outweighs the bad

and I am, likewise, so appreciative that we have this platform to store and share memories; and, like you... they absolutely do bring back other, delightful, wild-as-hell un-submitted memories.
As has happened to me a few times in the last two-years, due to an on-going health issue, I'm going to have to cool my hobby-heels for a few months... but just like Frosty the Snowman, with warmer hands, I'll be back soon.
But all that only makes me more appreciate and grateful of all my lady-friends, past and present!
I put a premium on being a generous-gentleman, but regardless... I always say, and I mean it, even in this imperfect life...
My lady-friends have always shared with me far more than I could have ever given them! Thank You Ladies!
But before I cool my heels... I anticipate dropping one last new Review in the TER-queue later today… from a very-exotic encounter I had in Orlando in mid-January, with Amanda Angel: TER#: 399668 and P411#: P436350
Eastbound & Down
Bandit Rex