Mercury's Dispatch from Olympus

[_Mercury]

Hi guys, just checking in. Its been a month since I stepped away from MDB and I can say that I really do miss you guys and gals, even Nehor, in the same way you enjoy picking at a scab. So whats it like out here? Its pretty good. Frankly I have been stepping away from Mormonism in the same way you step away from an abusive relationship where you learn that the other person really doesn't give a damn about you unless you are submitting to their destructive will. I'm learning that I had let the church still control me, just as I let other destructive forces control me in the past.

In other news I am writing more. I plan on completing my novel that has been languishing as an unfinished testament to my outlook for over three years. Hopefully I can get that wrapped up and off to the proofing gnomes soon.

The kids are growing, the house is slowly being upgraded and I am diving into work, Cisco certifications and a more healthy outlook on life. Past dysfunctional family issues aside I am slowly repairing my life. Mormonism was, i now realize, just a symptom of a distorted outlook and not the cause of the skew. It certainly further distorted my life but now that it does not hold me back from my true potential I am free to be a better person who holds to a standard devoid of bigotry, shame and arrogance.

Once again, thanks everyone. Stay in touch! I probably will visit here every now and then, sometimes more than occasionally. Email me, PM me or send smoke signals. I always will do my best to respond. If any of you come through the Memphis area drop me a note and if I'm ever behind the zion curtain (or anywhere you might be) again I will be sure to try and set up a lunch. I'm always traveling so I guess we'll see.

PS: Coggins, you are still devoid of humanity. DCP, you still are undeserving of respect in academia. Shades, you are my hero!

[_The Nehor]

Can we assume based on your title that you have taken up the worship of Zeus......or perhaps Aphrodite?

[_Yoda]

Glad things are going well for you, Merc! If you're ever in NC, drop me a line and we'll do lunch.

You're one of my favorite rebels(and a genuinely good guy). ;)

[_Dr. Shades]

Shades, you are my hero!

I'm not worthy!!

[_Roger Morrison]

Good to read things are going well for you. Best luck with your novel. Put me on the want-one list. Warm regards, Roger

[_Mercury]

Can we assume based on your title that you have taken up the worship of Zeus......or perhaps Aphrodite?

An anachronism (from the Greek "ana" "ανά", "against, anti-", and "chronos" "χρόνος", "time") is anything that is temporally incongruous in the time period it has been placed in—that is, it appears in a temporal context in which it seems sufficiently out of place as to be peculiar, incomprehensible or impossible. The item is often an object, but may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a custom, or anything else closely enough bound to a particular period as to seem odd outside it.

There. You are now in on the joke.

[_The Nehor]

Can we assume based on your title that you have taken up the worship of Zeus......or perhaps Aphrodite?

An anachronism (from the Greek "ana" "ανά", "against, anti-", and "chronos" "χρόνος", "time") is anything that is temporally incongruous in the time period it has been placed in—that is, it appears in a temporal context in which it seems sufficiently out of place as to be peculiar, incomprehensible or impossible. The item is often an object, but may be a verbal expression, a technology, a philosophical idea, a musical style, a material, a custom, or anything else closely enough bound to a particular period as to seem odd outside it.

There. You are now in on the joke.

Wait....there was a funny?