Wow. Got me humbled. As I stated, this is a project I began with my family one year ago. Thought I would have some help locally from fellow reptile fans. Got some, but very little. So, having asked my family if I should go for it, I did. Had ZERO reptiles one year ago, easily have over 100 now. I have a vet, for The Realm, not personal help, then approached Greg Fye of Animal Control about getting a croc permit and helping with a croc display/exhibit. He was less than enthused, and more or less sent me away, barking up the chin of command. So, i did. Big surprise, they were well, maybe not impressed, but say supportive. So here I am getting ready to open this Spring, a Non-Profit 501c3 company. Wanna crack on the CEO thing? Who cares WHAT you call me, it was my idea, and I am pushing on and doing exactly what I said I would do. I have some UNBELIEVABLE reptiles to open with, and there is no such facility on the East Coast, much less my home town, which, by the way is is serious need of THINGS TO DO. Sorry I got behind on SEVERAL bills Chumley, but that does not make me an idiot. King of your living room, maybe. And no, I got my GED in jail toolbox. "Never did no studyin'", HATED tests, simply refused to do them. Only been about ten years since I was a major trouble maker in my town, but something changed when I met my daughter (She was born) HEY! That was her just now, calling me from Warren to tell me she's going to go to sleep! She/we waved until she was out of sight when she went to gramas tonight! Do you have ANY idea how EMPOWERING the love of my family is??? You know NOTHING of the adoration my children have for their daddy! It's all I need! It's all I ever needed! And you know what? I'm still opening Reptile Realm. NOTHING you can say or do will change or stop that (Not sure why you'd WANT to...) I'm about to post this to my walls, and show everyone some of the nonsense you are taking at me and my family. Getting some incredible legal advice, and I think I may have found out how to score some of the MUCH-NEEDED Start-Up capitol. I know you're trolling my FaceBook pages, they're all public. It's all there, the whole painful trip! But it was WORTH IT! Losing everything, going broke, hearing how "Santa didn't bring that much this year", ALL WORTH IT. I understand why now. Why you can't do it. It takes EVERYTHING you've got, and then twice the effort again to do what I'm about to do. Funny how my FB counters have grown these past two days. But don't worry there buddy, I think I'll yet sleep tonight!
"I can live without a friend, but I cannot live without an enemy."
Douglas MacArthur