ROUND ONE?

This is probably going to be a somewhat cryptic posting, but I feel the need to put something down on my blog. Sometimes when the people or the entities which you have respected and placed your loyalty with let you down --- It is a pretty hard blow. However, when those same people and entities decide to actually start gut punching you --- you have two choices in life.

You can give up and walk away or you can stand your ground and fight like hell.

I've slipped the metaphoric gloves on and have planted my feet firmly into the dirty canvas-like floor.

...and the guy outside the ring rolls up his sleeves to sound the bell. The real match is about to start. If honesty, integrity and ethics still count for anything --- this is a fight I will not lose. The only problem is that I am starting to wonder if those attributes matter much to the machine that runs our world. I guess I will find out soon enought.

I'm ready. Bring it on. Let's roll.