03/13/08, 10:16pm…Non-profit who promised to help us during Windchill days reneges…we move ahead anyway…

March 13th, 10:16pm: I think this may be the longest period I haven’t posted, a whole day. This stuff sure takes it out of you. Top it off with a day of mud being thrown and it’s a full and complete day. I don’t see it as being productive to dignify some of the stupid things being said or written with an answer, it’d waste my otherwise witty repertoire and drain what little energy I have. By now you’ve all seen the article, you’ve seen the decision and how it was conveyed. We’re disappointed but we’re using this opportunity to continue the formation of Windchill’s non-profit organization with a goal of applying for 501(c)3 status (tax deductible non-profit).  It’s is a fairly lengthy process but we have both attorneys and accountants who are assisting us pro bono (donating their time and expertise) so the donations we have received towards this can be used for the mission. Donors can choose to donate to the new organization or not – either way we intend to carry onward and sincerely appreciate your thoughts and the donations we have received. Your assistance would be very welcome. We have three board members already and have the articles of incorporation almost ready to be filed – woohoo!

As for the mud slinging itself, I guess I’d ask if it’s worth it? It’s unlikely anybody involved in it currently is going to change the other’s opinions. Some things are loudly worth fighting for – I understand that. Letters asking for justice or requesting and supporting change are an example if you ask me. But some of the ugliness I saw posted before I decided it wasn’t worth assimilating anymore, I don’t think that’s worth my time. Some people need to believe the world is a truly jaded, horrible place. They need to fit all circumstances they see, hear or read about into that view – thus to them the only reason people do things is self benefit or personal gain. It’s a sad statement that so many have reached that point in their lives and thus they perpetuate that as  reality, causing the rest of us to  then view the world cynically…until something like Windchill happens and reminds us that there is good in the world, in fact much more good than bad, much more positive than negative. I think the problem is the negative gets better press so it seems like there’s so much more of it. And to those that have chosen to attack me personally, as well as my farm – have you been out here? You’re certainly welcome to. Got lots of chores – you can help shovel things here literally that you’re currently shoveling figuratively. And it just might be good for your soul to be around the gentle spirits of a bunch of horses, an over-zealous dog and a couple of lazy cats. I promise if at the end of your visit it hasn’t been everything I promised, you can go back to cynically hating me with no hard feelings and then add some legitimacy to your statements because you’ll actually have met me and can make it a more personal form of cynical dislike rather than the current distant, armchair variety. A word of warning though – I can’t hug you right now because of the pneumonia so if that part of the visit is important to you (we all know how much cynics like to hug), you’ll want to continue disparaging me from a distance for now and schedule once I’ve gotten better.