...nice to see you again!!!
I am TRULY sorry I've been AWE for so long (Absent Without Explanation), but, as Glowy observed a few days ago (and thanks for the benefit of the doubt you Smilin' Limey you!!), there were a number of circumstances that just flat kept me busy.
Now, the timing was coincidental because I had already made the decision to start posting less and now that Bio was back, I was going to hand the mantle of moderator back to him (since he started this board to begin with). But I had fully intended and wanted to come on a coupla' weeks ago to explain a few things. I've actually logged on four or five times to do it, but was interrupted every time.
During the last three weeks our home has been a bed and breakfast to two different vacationing families (relatives from out of town/state who spent their vacations with us this year.); a Chinese National (our home was the first American Home he stayed in since traveling outside of China for the first time, and me and the missus were the first American man and woman he's met! He's a friend of our daughter who's done some missionary work in China and he was en route to a Christian college back east to get his Master's degree in Bible!); and last week, I was out of town doing hospital duty with my sister who's husband was having a carotid artery rotor-rootered. He came through the delicate process safe and sound and is home recovering. Not to mention a coupla' personal crisis I've had to come in and lend a hand with so, my life hasn't been my own the last three weeks.
But just before things got really hectic, I was writing about SSTP, but rather than posting on the boards, I was drafting some careful, respectful, but pastoral and serious personal correspondence with Mr. Rivera with forwarded copies to Redwood.
My advice to him was that he needed to step down as CEO (among other things). I've never heard back from him however, and I'm pretty sure he's received some of the same counsel/constructive criticism from some of his inner circle.
Given John's I.Q. he probably has some specific reasons for not stepping down as CEO, and, like everything else associated with our "Riveting Tale", we're going to be kept in suspense for awhile before we know the definitive reason (assuming there is one).
I hafta' run now and attend spiritual stuff, but this is only one of two posts I intend to get on the board today... the other pertains to where I am exactly in all this in the wake of the arrest, etc., and Fairway's post that I perhaps have moved myself from the faithful column to the hopeful column. A reasonable impression on his part, though it needs some clarification.
Won't make any difference to SSTP, but I know many of you are curious 'cause we're all part of the family here... so I'll be back after a bit and toss in my li'l two cents worth about all the recent happenin's.
Take care everybody and have a good day! (perhaps someone would be good enough to copy this post over to the Village people, I've really gotta' go!!!)
toodles!
