Wow Blockman... when I first came to the boards and after reading I realized you're pretty well-known around the boards, but (thanks to the iBox that I just recently discovered) I didn't know your background or the extent of it.
First off... sorry to hear about your family.
Secondly... it's always nice to hear that you're grateful of course as I'm sure you really are but even better to hear that "I will be attending as many Monkinars as possible in the future to meet as many Den members as possible while honing my trading skills"
It is interesting hearing the roots of the Monkinar. I don't want to speak too heavily on the matter but it seems like this probably strengthened the Monk Den family as well.
Good story and background overall. In the future I hope to attend a Monkinar near Ohio and hopefully hear/learn more.