Dear Friends and Associates:

I've been pretty busy with dozens of activities and business undertakings these past few months. I've had to greatly limit the amount of time spent on the forums and housekeeping this complex website. In making the decision to convert the website to a more "interactive" site, it is slowly becoming more member reliant and less dependent on my involvement.

Don't get me wrong; I'm still here every day and contributing to the forums every opportunity. But you won't see certain features like the monthly mailbag, which required managing and editing hundreds of email every month. The articles section will slowly be turned over to others, who will be able to easily add them to the "articles" section of the web, instead requiring the usual amount of time and energy needed with a dedicated web program like DreamWeaver or FrontPage.

Thanks for your ongoing support and encouragement.

G.E. Mattson