i have a good buddy of mine from my Sigma Chi fraternity, a brother if u will
who was going to be down visiting from Chicago, actually in Orlando for a soccer turney for his daughter
my buddy has MS and i had not seen him since i left Chicago and i really wanted to c the man, even though it would be a little odd seeing him in a wheelchair when i remember him playing sports and all and us taking road trips and getting blasted back in the day
anyway since i was taking a couple of days off and heading out i contacted Val and asked if i could come visit his office
as it turned out, he was going to be in Orlando the same day as me and HE actually suggested we do lunch
so, of course, i took him up on it
i am a talker. if not evident from my posts LOL
but i sat and listened for most of the 2 hrs w a few pertinent questions thrown in here and there
he was very measured and careful w his words
but i got the whole low down on how the venture all came about and got to know a bit about Val and his background and personal life
i already owned what i own now but i did buy some more after we met
those shares have since been sold to get back my original
again i have much faith
but i am not a wealthy man
wealthy in deciphering bs from reality perhaps
but not in financial terms
i'm not sleeping under the bridge either LOL
but since then we speak off and on and to be quite honest, w both of us being busy, the emails and ph calls have diminished
but today i called him to say hey and see what i could infer
i will tell u this also
i don't know Val other than what i mentioned above
but he has actually called me just to bs as i extended that to him figuring someone w as much going on as he does might be able to use an outlet other than his usual
i am also up all hrs of the night and i know he travels and gets in at strange times
so anyway
we are not best buds
but we have a repor of sorts