by bernieh » Mon Jun 25, 2012 11:36 am
Hi everyone.
Been working all weekend and burning the midnight oil... meetings with SOM brass this morning.
We've been doing countless tests and, as it goes, turning up a few lingering issues which we're busy resolving. I say "soon" because each day there's been the chance that we were going to announce something, but then we deemed it better to be more cautious. We'd hate to announce a date and then miss it again. "Soon" is an attempt to communicate with you and give you some sort of an update, before we make an announcement. Sorry if it seems like another broken promise at this point. But I truly believe we'll be getting going "soon". I don't know how to communicate an informative update without seeming like I'm promising something.
A lot of speculation has been going on over who's to blame, whether it's a pattern, what this means for the business going forward. I understand it, and don't begrudge anyone's right or urge to debate or criticize. It's an obvious thing to talk about at this time. I'll give you my very brief answers for now:
I take the responsibility for what's going on. Yes, there were difficult circumstances that forced me into a tough position, but ultimately, I have to take responsibility for where we are. Strat-O-Matic could only listen to me, and they're doing as much as they can to help me proceed.
So if you're going to blast someone, go ahead and blast me. I won't mind it because I deserve it. I'm taking responsibility for it. I'm not sure what good it's going to do, but if there's a target, it's me.
SOM are the good guys here. The "pattern" is with me. SOM is working to break the pattern going forward. They're getting me help so I won't be alone anymore. My being alone all this time wasn't SOM's fault. Now that they're in charge, they'll be doing everything they can to rectify it. Let's give this time to reap the rewards from the changes that SOM is making. This will be a hugely different business going forward.