Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:25:58 -0500
From: kenlou <kenlou16@yahoo.com>
Subject: Nudist Camp Vacation - delay

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April 11, 2009

To all my wonderful NCV fans:

Some folks have been writing lately to find out why there hasn't been
another posting of NCV.  Well, there are several reasons.

First, my 82 yo mother broke her hip and was in the hospital for 3 months.
I flew to Las Vegas where she lives and ended up loading her in a car
(after she was released) and took her to live with my sister in Southern
California.

Almost immediately after I returned, my partner, Louis, became very ill.
He had been fighting a bout of sinus infection and bronchitis, but it
became much worse.  With the help of a very close and appreciated friend,
he entered a hospital two weeks ago.  Without going into graphic detail, he
was in extremely bad condition.  I've been spending most of my time at his
bedside.  Yesterday, he was transferred to a rehab hospital to continue his
recovery and get some strength back, and that's where I am as I write this.
He should be able to come back home in about a week.

Another item on my plate is that, with Louis' deteriorating health and
strength, we'll have to sell our two-story house.  It's very large and
historic, but we've both resolved that it's the better part of wisdom to
downsize and have a single story house.  I'll have to do a lot of cleaning
and deal with a lot of deferred maintenance to make it salable, so that
will take a lot of my time.

The bottom line is that a new chapter of NCV is not a priority for me right
now, so if all of my fans can find it in their hearts to be patient, I
promise that Alan, Tim, Stevey and the boys will return as soon as I can
get them from my mind to the keyboard.  In the meantime, hug someone who
needs it, and love someone unconditionally.

      - Lance

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My advice to all: Live simply, love generously, care deeply, and speak
kindly.  Leave the rest to God.

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