I feel like a bit of a fool announcing this, especially after I made such a fuss about needing to find a place to stay, but sadly I won't be able to make it to the fish-in.

My job situation has gotten really bad, and I put in my letter of resignation two days ago (organizational problems made worse by a bad boss). To make matters worse, my brother was arrested and put in jail for pulling a gun on someone, and my Dad was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. The MS wouldn't be such a problem if my Mom weren't already in the advanced stages of Fascioscapular Muscular Dystrophy. I swear that I'm not making this stuff up. So, added to my wife's pregnancy, and a cross country move, it looks like life is a little to complicated to be able to make the fish-in.

I hope you guys all have a fun time, and catch plenty of fish without me. If you're the praying type, remember me.

cheers,
-Ray

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"Tolerance is the mark of a man with no convictions." -G.K. Chesterton