Tampa first logged onto the internet in 1999. Soon thereafter he discovered the SF Community and realized that he was NOT the weirdest human being on the face of the Earth.

What a relief that was!

Then he became on line buddies with guys like Mike at S/S, Adam at IRL, Michael C., Jo (pronounced “YO”), Kool Guy, Dark, and Watcher -- to name just a few -- and soon realized that each of these guys was a helluva lot weirder than he was.

Talk about euphoria!

Then along came a dude known only as The Unknown Fetishist. Curses. He was really a bad guy. Fear struck again. Was Tampa like him? If so, should suicide be considered?

Then Tampa realized that the Unknown Fetishist was really Cajun who turned out to be someone named Coonass who turned out to be someone named Boodro who was probably a mental patient institutionalized somewhere in the SEE corner of Louisiana.

Tampa knew he didn’t have hardly anything in common with the man. For one thing, Tampa knows how to fish.

Again, mucho gusto.

So in 2009, Tampa can sit back and enjoy life knowing he has no shortage of weirdos for company. Who is he worried about the most now that he has stopped worrying about himself, you ask? Easy. That would have to be Watcher. The man can’t possibly be in his right mind.