The blog is alive

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I am finally ready to share what I have been working on for months now.  It has been a longer road than I expected, certainly with a different end than I imagined.  Perhaps someone else will find this of use.  If nothing else, hopefully it helps those around me understand my thoughts on this complex subject.

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