From the Kansas Kid, a.k.a. The Miami Jayhawk, Rick Brownlee:
Gentlemen and Ladies, I do so appreciate your kind words about this
old modeler. Yes, I am still here, and I do try to look at this site each day.
An acquaintance of mine said that I was embarrassing myself with the
things I was writing on this site; especially that fact that I was stating my
age too much of the time. Well, unfortunately, I'm now working on my
80th year. I'm still able to live on my own, drive a car and fend for
myself. I am sorry that I stayed away for so long. . . I was just so hurt
from the remarks from a person I thought was my friend. . . Thus I've been
only an observer of this site, . . . and not a contributor. I will try to ammend
that situation and do so appreciate your kind words, ladies and gentlemen,
Rick Brownlee, in Heartland America, a.k.a. Kansas Kid & The Miami
Jayhawk. ( ah. . . I'm the Miami Jayhawk because I graduated from the U.
of Kansas and worked for quite a period at The Miami Herald in Miami
as a newsroom artist. . . )