And so 2002 is upon us, a harbinger - hopefully, he said - of many things to come from NVEI. If THIS is not the year of their beginning fruition, then, pray tell, when else might it be? Note, I said, "beginning" fruition. I do not expect it to be fully realized in its entirety in 2002. Rather, we see, IMHO, (finally!, we say with one voice) much of what we have been semi-promised, promised, and what we have speculated about since last fall and even before. If this experience has not taught us the value of patience, nothing will. We have "lost"
quite a few former s/h's who, for lack of patience
have gone on to what they hope are greener pastures.
I can't imagine any pastures which could possibly be greener than ours will be this year and those which follow. Let these thoughts be something of a valedictory for all those who have "stuck it out", through the previous challenging months and years, and who now await the fruits of their patience to fall from NVC's laden trees, as it were. I needed to express these thoughts as the sense of mutuality I
experience with all those who have contributed to,
and shared these pages. And, I humbly suggest, perhaps the name for the assembled posters/waiters/dreamers be termed the "SOONERS"!
What, you say that this term is already in common usage by a particular football team? Perhaps, then, we just use it in-house and leave it off of our letterheads. Happy days approach, Sooners. May this
New Year be ours in health, happiness, and abundance.
Rob
AI
