To beloved friends that expressed concern -

Thank you Friends.  xx oo

I never have and never could do what I do for the purpose
of 'helping Connie.'  I've always considered this Thomas'
vigil.  Always have, always will.  My work at the vigil
ALWAYS has been to continue HIS work, and to leverage
the massive power that this thing has.  Now, doing it for
those reasons, do I go out of my way to be kind and
helpful to Connie?  I do.  I enjoy doing so.  I deplore her
behavior and ideas much of the time.  But I profoundly
respect her savant-like commitment, and it does keep
this Sacred monument going. 

My sun doesn't rise or set on anyone's behavior but
my own, so she shocks me with pain, but it is never, never
central to my life.  Sort of a different chronic neck ache
that only rarely goes away.  :-)  :-(

But now, if my work is ever called away from the vigil,
her behavior and statements enumerated below, well, they sure take
away any sense of obligation that I might otherwise
have had.  I've done as much as anyone could, or should.  Pity.
Oh well.

Love you,

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