There doesn't seem to be a section just for general conversation in this forum and it seems as though this particular area is where posts of these types of posts tend to congregate.
I'm sure you remember me. You were my thesis advisor at Eastern and pretty much my mentor the entire time I was there. I just wanted to thank you for everything you did for me there and to let you know that, after a hiatus of several years, I am working again - working as in the real work, not what you do to pay the bills.
(I imagine if I hadn't worked to pay the bills since 2005, I wouldn't be around these days to be posting this.)
Hopefully, if you're amenable, I'll have something to send your way within a couple of months. Just let me know if you want to see it.
- Mike