Scott Lehman Wrote:
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> “Joe Friday” asked several questions last
> night. They almost sound sincere. Despite my
> belief that he actually posed them to make
> insinuations, I’ll give him a bit of an answer.
>
> No, you don’t need details about my day, or my
> kids’ days. They had parties to attend both
> days, and since not all of them were together,
> much of the weekend was dedicated to shuttling
> them around.
>
> One of the parties was hosted by someone who was
> – I think – the second person I called when
> all of this began. He was actually high on my
> list to because he’s with one of the armed
> Federal services, and he understands my humor, at
> least a bit. He couldn’t help that morning, but
> he was up-front about it. I didn’t really get
> an explanation until yesterday, and it still makes
> me laugh. He said “it seemed like you were
> threatening to bring down the internet, and I know
> you well enough that I was worried you could do
> it.” I laugh because he gives me far too much
> credit, and because it makes perfect sense.
> Anyway, we’re already talking about our next
> “kids-swap/sleepover” thing.
>
> So no, the people who actually know me, and know a
> bit of the story don’t seem to be overly
> concerned. This whole thing, including the
> insinuations here, have forced my kids to grow up
> a lot in the last two months. I’ll always
> resent the time that was lost, but it’s been a
> “growth experience”, of sorts, for all of us.
>
> I’ll be a little while deciding how to proceed.
> I have a lot of calls to make, records to collect,
> and people to talk to.
>
> But as of this morning, one thing is clearer…
> “Sil” (an acronym, not a name) isn’t going
> to help my family put things back together.
> That’s really unfortunate, since I think it was
> Sil’s actions and inactions that made everything
> possible. Because of secondary considerations,
> there’s a “sub-clause” in that part of the
> story that I’m going to try to pause to attempt
> to understand. And because of tertiary
> considerations, I probably won’t be discussing a
> lot of specifics about any of that.
>
> But, “Sil” knows Brian. I haven’t been able
> to ask if they’ve had any contact in this…
> Sil, like some others, won’t respond to direct
> questions at all, though she’s discussed it with
> people that haven’t been mentioned here, it
> seems.
>
> I have to move forward, assuming the worst in all
> cases. Every bit of “truth” has made this
> seem more manageable. But the final realization,
> I think, is that the truth would’ve stopped this
> from starting.
>
> Sil has a kid, too. I want to consider him in
> this, as well. Again, if I know the truth, it’s
> my hope that there’s reason to exclude him.
> From the outset, Sil knew that I was “worked
> up”. She told others of me pacing the street at
> night… but what she didn’t tell is that I was
> weighing my options. Believing the orders from
> Mike were illegal, I was wondering: “if I
> ‘run’, will Sil call Mike? Will Mike
> follow-up? How far would Fairfax go to ‘get’
> me, and if I’m ‘running’, how easy would it
> to be to ‘accidentally’ shoot me?”
>
> My guess now is that Sil was trying to help. She
> knew if I knew the truth, I would’ve been on my
> way back home as soon as I could get my toothbrush
> back in my bag. So, she “stretched” things.
> How this included her offering to “call in
> sick” for me on my last day of work is beyond
> me, but again, Sil wasn’t willing to talk
> through anything with her crazy in-law. There
> were exchanges that could be described only as
> “passive aggressive”. There was a lot of
> frustration on my part, and I was cut off from
> everyone else, and all of this seemed to build her
> own belief that I “needed rest”. And I did.
> I just couldn’t get it in that place and under
> those circumstances.
>
> Anyway, for the last two months, Sil has just
> watched and read. She’s afraid that if she
> tells me the truth, I’ll get angry, and
> muck-rake her. I’m going to talk about her, for
> sure, but only in the context of this chapter in
> my family’s lives. I’ll probably speculate
> more because I don’t know… every now and then,
> someone here actually jumps in with two cents of
> input that’s worth a lot more. Of course, other
> trolls will dedicate themselves to distorting
> things... I guess everyone needs a hobby. I still
> want to make sense of this, and I am infuriated
> that Sil still won’t give me the information I
> need to determine if there was ANY wrongdoing on
> the part of Mike Ricker, or the County. So, I
> have to assume there was none. I’m sure I’ll
> talk about that weekend as I continue trying to
> make sense of it, but it appears that speculation
> will be all that I have to work with.
>
> This is going to get expensive. Unfortunately,
> the only way through this for me, it seems, is
> “forward”. I need the truth to put the last
> two months into context. I’m guessing Sil has
> had to fill out an e-QIP in recent years… she
> knows what I’m going to need to deal with, and
> why I’m going to need a solid explanation of
> what transpired here. No, it won’t stop me from
> passing a background check, but her lack of
> cooperation could still ruin my career.
>
> I don’t know what I’ll talk about here, or
> when. I’m certainly not done with Susan
> Mitchell, Brian Haddock, or Doug Murtland, but
> I’m not feeling the motivation this morning.
>
> But, outside of this topic, I think you’ll find
> me to be a perfectly rational, trustworthy, and
> loyal person. It’s taken a LOT to get me to
> where I am right now, and no, there’s not going
> to be any “mercy” for those who took advantage
> of what Sil started.
>
> Have a great day, everyone. In addition to a
> Veterinarian appointment, I have a lot to do
> today.
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