[dipayankar]

Good I do not have a wife or children to cater to... I am blessed..

Originally Posted by Robert

Greetings People of TOE. I have condensated temporarily to respond to questions. First an apology for my absence from discussions lately. As you may know I must work during the daytime so I can buy food for my son and nice gifts for my wife. Ordinarily it's a 9 to 5 job without a whole lot of stress. However, about once a year, I must work myself to the brink of a nervous breakdown to get a software product released. One way or another, this cycle is about to be concluded. Another week perhaps.

To answer Rufus's question, I think it's an excellent idea. I have attempted to contact three or four scientists/philosophers (via email) to introduce myself and/or invite them to the website. I did have one person respond to my email and I could follow up with some kind of invitation. I'm thinking a chat or a monthly theme based on the person's work with an invitation to that person to join the discussion or the end-of-theme chat. Also, we do have several members, who are authors of quality books, with us today. Although they are active members, they are usually low-key and not vociferous posters.

I'll need to be the contact person and send the letter but I'm open to suggestions on content. I used email previously but that can be lost in all the spam that I'm sure these guys receive. A letter may have a better chance of getting through and being read by someone. A token payment of some kind might help establish credibility or show that we're serious. Just brainstorming now, we'll hash out the details in the coming days, but I think it's an excellent idea and agree we should move on it.

Keep the ideas and names of potential candidates coming. Ok, I gotta get back to work now .

--Robert