Thank you, EMF. It's been a long, slow process of recovery from the darkness that has befallen me over the last several months.

I thought something was going on.
you were acting different a little before you stopped checking in.
idk why but, I'm just glad you're OK now.

I'm not OK; I'm very, very far from OK... but I'm working my way back.

Thank you.

now, I'm kind of curious as to what exactly happened? (I understand you probably don't want to share though)
Well, as long as you will be OK sometime.
hopefully your recovery will be fast.

Mike - looking at that smile on your face in your picture indicates that you are on a come-back! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

EMF,

It's not something I want to discuss on a publicly visible forum, but I am not trying to keep it a secret from you. I will be making a post on a subforum that is only accessible to paid members, on BF, within a few hours. You can find out, there, if you wish.

Tom,

Are you referring to my new promotional shot for my business, taken a couple weeks ago?:



In any case... yes... I'm coming back.

yep, I know where you're talking about.

and I totally understand about not wanting to post here on a public forum.

No, actually I was referring to the pic of you on the mountaintop. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> But that new one IS a good pic - looks like you're ready for the "Survivor" TV show. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Ah, the mountaintop shot... right.

LOL I think I would've looked more ready for survivor before the 42 pounds I lost this Summer (and I was underweight, to begin with!).

Anyway, I'm pretty happy with my promo shot, although I wish he had taken it with a longer lens. The way my face looks in this picture would've beneitted from greater tele-compression of perspective.

It is a good picture none the less. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> Unfortunately for me, I look just like my driver's license pic. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Kinda tiny on my screen, but you look like Don Corleone. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />