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You know too many people are not thankful for what they got, and they don't want to work for it. God granted you a life and what you do with it is up to you. Forget about what others have go and be thnakful for what you do have. a lovely wife and child, someone who cares for you. That should be where your concerns are, and not how mad things are, or how hopeless they may seem. Read the book of Job in the Bible, he was tested by God to show the devil can do what he wants and you don't have to accept the easy way out.
Like the saying goes,a thing that I hear as a chold.
              "Your task is to build a better world said God.
              And I asked how... This world is so large and vast
              and yet I am so small. What can I do?
              And God and all of his wisdom said...
              Just build a better you."

I have anclosed the new oil painting list,and yes I do commission workeetoo. You asked about my doing a portrait of you yes its possible but I would need a color photo of you at least 3 x 5 or 5 x 7 close up so that I can get your face features, along with the color of your eyes. In regards to the background your welcome to give me some idea of what you want or I could work up my own. But portraits being a real person I won't do them for less then $100.00, thats because you see a portrait has to look like the person your doing, unlike doing the things I want I can make them any way I want but portraits are different. I have done many of them for people who just wanted to see what I would do with them in oils and so far I have pleased the ones I have done thus far. That also would include sending it to you first class insured, certified mail. which cost nearly $10.00 so you see the $100.00 is not profit, plus the material for the painting.
By the way Happy fifth aniiversary, may you have many more. Its interesting that your wife does portraits she may be better then me as I don't claim to be an artist, even with selling now nearly 500 oil paintings. But as you can see my prices I am not out to make money off them as by the time you figure the cost of sending them out plus the materail for the painting I am making enough to cover my cost and take care of the little things I need. But forgetting the portrait I have many others you may be interested in.
regarding the advertising in Force Mental, you never sid what it would cost, but I am not sure I would be interested as it it was on the cover it would be a selling point which may boost your sale and that exploiting me, and I stay away from that,as I am well known anyway. and its not by my choice, last month I was in Stars and stripes which is the armed forces newspaper march 2nd, page six. And I would just as soon not be, as I am not interested in publicity. People who exploit me ar low lifes, and anyone who would take my own personal letter and sell them for profit are no better then the criminal you speak of.

Take care for now, look forward to hearing from you.