In all honesty I was sitting here tonight thinking about a conversation I had with Jim - if my mind is right, it would have been in early December of 2005.

It was when the MDC announced they were closing the original site and I decided to build a replacement. Jim was instrumental in many of the technical aspects and it would not have happened without his help.

That was 16 years ago…and his words to me then were, “the platform you are building this on is old and not supported anymore. If something happens to the database, it could be difficult to (insert some tech word for make it work again) and I would recommend using a newer platform”.

Well, Jim, see just how damn good you are! You have accomplished bringing the place back to life numerous times. Don’t sell yourself short

Thanks for agreeing to keep the lights on Wu!

Jim will give all the credit to griffin though - the man behind the man…so to speak.

Dab