Hi everyone!

No I am not dead.    No I didn't really abandon the coin. Still holding a bunch and actually looking to acquire more in the next few months. Sorry I haven't been around for sometime. I have been quite busy with another addition to the family and a new position at work, and still in training for ANW. What little time I have left in the day I try to spend with family. I haven't even been able to log into bitcointalk for almost  1 year. Yikes!

Anyway I am not totally back right now. However I may hang around more in the coming months. My long term plans haven't changed. I still have big things in mind for the coin but some of it may have to wait months/years/decades. If crypto is really going to stick around for the long haul, then 12 months is pittance. 

My main goal over the next year will be to work on core things with the coin, speed, memory, cpu, ect.  These are difficult to work on and require much time and dedication. My guess is 2018 - 2019 for the final set of commits, with some early ones in 2017.  I will do my best with the limited time I have. A team of other developers to help would be great!  Any takers?....  The pay sux, and people yell at you a lot.  

Anyway thanks to everyone who has stood by the coin and not dumped.  Hopefully we can move back to a better level here into the future.