Dear Friends: Thank you so much for your support the past couple of days. The incredible outpouring of sympathy, prayers and offers to help have been completely overwhelming and amazingly gratifying. I feel blessed to know all of you. The demons on the other side of this affair knew exactly what they were doing. They sought to wreak havoc on my life, my family's lives and to destroy me. They failed. I will remain indomitable. However. I am burying my brother this week. As deeply appreciative as I am for your support, may I politely ask that you try to dial back this controversy for a few days, to the extent possible? (I know this may be impossible, that some lies must go answered, and please always defend yourselves against lies directed at you.) I know the demons will not listen, but I know my friends will. Thank you again. I will provide my usual fire again soon, but right now my family and I are in deep mourning and would be most appreciative if this social media world we created would allow me to focus on what's most important for just a few days--family. You will hear all of my unvarnished thoughts on this matter once I put my brother to rest. Love, CP