The thread was about the man's well-being. It might have been a more appropriate act to bring up what is perceived to be his shortcomings in another, different thread, started for that purpose.

Citing Robert Reed (John? Hezekiah? Whatever! his first name is) was insensitive, IMHO. I only read the thread because Rick was in it.

BTW, I've visited Reed's site, read the material there, and have come to my own conclusions. They can be summarized thusly: I subscribe to the Allen newsletter, read the material, and generally respect the man and wish him well.

I have visited Reed's site, and had already concluded well before that visit that the person whose promotion of himself hinges on how badly someone else does things isn't worth my listening to.

I'm not sure if I posted it here, but on one of these boards I related a story about my experiences with MCI, who mentioned AT&T on virtually every piece of literature they sent to me. I finally wrote to them and told them that if AT&T was a serious enough rival that they would "promote" them - even spuriously - on even the bills they sent to me, then maybe I ought to give my business to them.

I promptly left MCI and went to the folks they'd convinced me to use.

Marye