From: anthony.sequeira@thomson.com
Date: Fri Mar 09 2007 - 15:00:06 ART
It really is an honor to be mentioned along with the names in this
e-mail. Thank YOU Darby.
Darby - have you passed the lab?
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Darby Weaver
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 1:33 AM
To: Brian McGahan; ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: Thanks
This word of "Thanks" is to all of Paul, and to all of
the vendors and CCIE's who have taken the time over
the years to support GroupStudy, and all of wannabe's
and lurkers and those who are both as we continue to
ease towards the final goal of becoming CCIE's
ourselves.
I mean take a look at when these guys are up and when
they are posting.
Lately, the last 4-6 months or so, I am living on GS
as much as in a book, on a rack, or at work, and I
have noticed...
So are they.
I recall seeing Bruce Caslow in class once in a while
during breaks watching his mail for Groupstudy
problems and picking them off.
I remember the Brians doing the same... or at least
they seemed to be doing the same - seems like I can
remember Brian Dennis picking a select quote during a
set of Mock Labs once... You know he is always
laughing about something. This guy must be great at
parties.
We all know guys like Scott Morris, Brad Ellis, Bob
Sinclair, Narbik Kochans, Marvin G., Chris Lewis, and
even a newer generation like Petr, Anthony, and Victor
and never mind some of us who chime in from time to
time to help another out or offer some type of
assistance, sympathy, or cheer.
And for those who do not know for every guy I
mentioned from the vendors, there are more of them in
the behind-the-scenes doing their thing. I cannot
help but think of Val Pavlichenko and Brian McGahan
and Wayne Lawson and others...
This makes groupstudy unique and special.
And then there are those stories of persistence that
have motivated all of us to spend just one more hour
on the racks... tired though we are, I know my eyes
are burning right now...
And the tales of how some of our numbers have went to
the lab, faced uncertainty, and passed and then those
who have failed and then kept at it, no matter what
and went back, sometimes more than a few times, and
ultimately passed.
So to all of you and to everyone who comes later,
thanks for keeping groupstudy alive and well and
available for the next generation...
PS: Don't forget to support the vendors, and our host,
and I might remind everyone that some guys here even
offer rack rentals and need our support as well.
They are all in the game, they are dedicated
professionals, they never quit, they never sleep, they
never stop tackling the next best problem that we are
faced. So we should not fail to remember that when
and if we have training needs, rack rentals, or
whatever services they may offer...
For some us, the lab is just another obstacle; for
some of these people who have dedicated their careers
to it, authored books, and generally have been loyal
to the cause of helping each of us attain our own
goals it is their life and career.
Competition is good for everyone.
So if you get a minute, take a second, tell them and
remember they are in the business of helping each of
us succeed in both our career and our own dreams as
well.
This job of earning the CCIE can be a tough one for
everyone.
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