John, I got your email. Somehow it even skipped my special GC filter (that I keep so I can see if any of my favorite threads have been updated) and hit my proper inbox, really encouraging me to come out of the woodwork. You continue to create magic, 25 years later.
Nice to see myself in the "former" gc'ers category for some.
While I do log in a few times a year to catch up, I'm more connected folks without usernames on Facebook and through other volunteer networks.
I joined when I was a collegian for party ideas and it's safe to say I would never have become an engaged alumna (well, to the level I am now, which has waned some in the wake of motherhood) without examples like AGDee, DoctorD, and AGDLynn showing me all the many ways one can contribute as an alumna.
My favorite thread ever was when christiangirl told us she had crossed DST.