Happy birthday, Torsten! š I donāt remember the exact moment we met, probably because I was experiencing a rush of conference-induced endorphins at the time. But I clearly remember what happened after.
This happened. You helped making it happen. It sent a message lots of folks had been waiting to hear.
And they came. (Thatās ZĆ©, Tammie, Yoav, and Sergej, but there were also Konstantin, Mario, and others.)
And a bunch of them stayed to get some work done.
And weāre talking thought leadership here.
So eventually, this would happen.
And although much can be said (and has been said, by yourself no less) about those days being gone and in the past, and weāre all getting oldā¦
ā¦there is no way around the fact that you were one of the few key people who made all that happen. And by āall thatā I mean so much more than just one WordCamp: empowerment, initiative, careers, and ā dare I say it ā no small amount of healing.
So hereās to you, my friend, and to many more merry meetings. š»
Never ever stop being you. ā¤ļø
RANDALE! š¤
