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A Personal Letter to My Cherished Email Subscribers

I’ve Been Away on Vacation, but Now, I am Back!

Greetings,

I am taking the time to share this letter with you because you have subscribed to receive my articles. Let me tell you first off, how grateful I am. You read something I wrote, and it moved you to subscribe. There’s no better compliment and I want to acknowledge you for that action.

Second, this is the first time I am addressing my email subscribers — and please know that when I say, ‘my email subscribers,’ I say it with the utmost respect.

I’ve just returned from an extended holiday plus an extra day thanks to Southwest Airlines. Believe me, when your flight is canceled, you’ve got to get all things lined up quickly. I had to extend the rental car, I tried to extend our resort stay, but they couldn’t accommodate us, so I needed a one-night Air BNB. That panned out. Fortunately, the airline automatically rebooked us, but when it was all said and done, I spent more than six hours on hold on three separate calls to the airline.

The flight cancellation also canxed our Early Bird registration. When the airline cancels your flight, they can do something for you, if you know what I mean. You just need to be prepared to wait on hold! The resort did come up with another location where we could have stayed an extra evening, but I didn’t want to drop $400 for a single-night stay. The rental car was easiest, but I didn’t pay $93 per day for the original rental, so I have to figure out that one-day charge. Maybe that had something to do with keeping the SUV for an extra day.

While in Miami, I chartered a deep-sea fishing trip for me, my wife, my son, and my nephew. We were out for four hours. My son and I caught a total of 10 sea creatures, and for the pleasure of that excursion, today, I am sore all over. I feel like I’ve been participating in advanced CrossFit for the entire vacation. Hopefully, my muscles will recover soon. I am in a state of muscle breakdown. I was also sick the entire time I was in Florida. But with modern medicine, I was able to participate in many events without fear of spreading anything. My test indicated I was negative for COVID, but I still had the regular cold-flu.

The important message I wanted to share with everyone is I thank you for your patience. I know you have gotten used to me writing and publishing daily. I’ve been away, but I have returned now. I intend to write and publish with as much frequency as I did before taking my family holiday.

I wish all good things for everyone in 2022 and that you achieve your goals, wishes, and dreams.

Here’s a special shoutout to some very special people. Lawson Wallace, Mark M Morgan, FRANK JAMES, Mzteaze, BichoDoMato, Helen, Teressa P., Tamekia Rogers, Billy Wayne Sanders, Kaz Rochford, Ali Kurtulmuş, Malikka, David Perlmutter, Angelamitchell, Deshannabroussard, Prosocial Consultants, Regena Kowitz, Solomon Zulu, Minseok Kim, Michael Hayward, Simon Sinek, Michael Burg, MD (AKA Medium Michael Burg), Harold Zeitung, Jasmine Dudley, Chris Joel, Janice M. Flanders, alex jones, Shirley J. Davis, Patrick Jonsson, Nick, Jerry Pompilio, karl marx junior, Sean Melvin, Jan Sebastian, Dr Mehmet Yildiz, Jennifer Pitts, Sabrina Simington, Marie A. Rebelle, Lisa Culton, Annelise Lords, Margie Willis, Madara Greer Sr., Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon, Casey Lawrence, Jill (Conquering Cognitions), ramona jordan, Jaebien Rosario, Christina DeFeo, Joseph T. Parrett, Angelamitchell, Sinem Günel, & Kristina God.

If you aren’t named above, please don’t worry and don’t take it personally. I will post this so everyone will have a chance to see it.

My warmest regards to you all and thank you for making me a 2X Top Writer in Music and Reading. I anticipate there will be more to follow.

About the Author

Julius Evans has a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI; a Master of Arts degree in Strategic Communication and Leadership from Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ; a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from City University, Bellevue, WA, and an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies from Central Texas College, Killeen, Texas. He is a 1985 graduate of the Defense Information School (DINFOS) of Print and Electronic Journalism and Advanced Public Affairs. DINFOS was relocated from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, IN, to its current location at Fort George Meade, MD.

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