You weren't whining, Ed. You'd just gotten bad news. If writers can't state how they feel in their writing, where can they state it? When the bottom fell out for me two years ago, I kept apologizing for stating my problems when I was in situations where I needed to state them (as in people asked to hear them). It's embarassing to admit falling on rough times. I apologized for whining. One person told me to stop apologizing and explained to me there's a difference between whining and stating facts.

Now, if you still didn't have a job three months later and REFUSED TO LOOK for a job and were still writing poetry about not having job and being depressed about it, yeah, then people would say that Ed Whine-a-lot, what a whimp. ;-) However, after that cancer scare, no job, well, how bad could it be?

What? Soooooo... they didn't take away your job? Fantastic! Now we have some bargaining power.. WANNA TRADE? Sigh... please, please... sigh. Oh, this is great news, Ed... off you go! katy xox.

Oh Sweet man you know you are welcome!!

What can I say!!

It's an honot to be called your friend!!

Best of luck with your work and may God lead you all the way!!

Love Tinka

I appreciate it greatly, I appreciate it muchly, let me just say this stately…

Yipee! Glad things worked out. So far I've found this site to be a relatively safe place to write whatever you feel like writing and to experiment with different genre.

Always a good way to start off/

"Sorry for whining, sorry for bitching, sorry for being a baby..." You had reason to be down. You didn't stay there. You didn't ask for a pitty party... You simply wrote what was on your heart. Personally, I see no reason to be sorry. You seem like a great guy who deserves the good that has come your way.

That's great news Ed, I am happy for you...and what is great is that you got better than you left with...see how things turn out sometime for the better. I guess this means you wont be bringing what you call your old wreck south ehhh? Take care and congratulations.
Allen