Whether it be God, Allah or any other name that you go by or believe. the events that shape our lives can be subtle or catastrophic or anywhere in between. In my case it is tending towards the Catastrophic style. My Uncle Steve (dad's brother) and Aunt Barb came down to attend a funeral of a relative and then they took Dad and Mom to the coast to get them away from the strife and BS that is attendant with my step-brother and his girlfriend. While they were at the coast, issues were discovered which gave me the first upload about my parents condition. They have since come back from the coast and I have learned so much more and none of it very good. Dad is at stage three or very near that state with dementia and mom hurts more than ever. and such being the case, my uncle and aunt are doing what they can to get them into the assisted care facility as soon as possible. This means that I will be busy packing up my stuff in this next week in order to move out of this place I have called home for the last 6 and a half years. I will have up to two, maybe three weeks to do this. While this sounds harsh, my step-brother and his girlfriend have been given less than a week to get out. there's a story behind this event. Where Am I going with all this rambling? Events happen for a reason, sometimes the reason is obvious and other times not so; this event or series of events range somewhere in the middle I think. Long story short, I will be online, especially while I'm at work so I can at least keep up with the ebots. until I get MY computer(s) moved I will not be posting much. I ask for your patience, kind thoughts and prayers, not only for me but for more especially for my parents. I ask that you send them a guiding light that will help them on their way... thank you from my heart Mike Oh! I almost forgot, this was taken in the Wind River section of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest where I camped and 'pretended' to hunt for elk and deer.