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MISC1
I keep seeing cloaked plexers cloak up in one plex and re-appear moments later in another plex without having appeared in the previous plex. This has happened more than a few times in the last few weeks. Anyone else seeing this weirdness?

MISC2
WCS Suck!

MISC3
The Stay Frosty FFA is on January 26th and we have thousands of Frigates being moved and in need of fitting. We are still looking for sponsors and prize donations. I'll be hitting this hard after the Holidays, but now is the time to get in on the action early and reserve your spot, if interested.

MISC4
Stay Frosty continues to grow at an amazing rate and we recently added a bunch of new pilots. Welcome aboard everyone. A special shout out to one of our newest members Crazy Kinux who was, and is, the Blogfather and one of my inspirations for starting EVEOGANDA in the first place. The circle is now complete.

MISC5
Trust me, you never want to have a Kidney Stone!! My god, the pain is insane and unlike anything else. Luckily mine seems to have passed in relative peace after a Friday night of horror, emergency room writhing and wife scaring. Drink plenty of water my friends.

MISC6
I have over 100 ships in my hanger and it is NEVER ENOUGH!! Yesterday I went back to re-ship and realized the only small T1 Ship I had fitted and ready to go was a Breacher. It didn't last long and ended up on a live stream. Needless to say, I shall be busy fitting more ships today.

MISC7
No matter how well you do in Eve, someone will always be there to remind you of how much you suck. And if it isn't a person, the game will remind you. And if it isn't the game, your computer will remind you. And if it isn't the computer, then you'll get blobbed, or gate camped, or run into the wrong ship at the wrong time. Get used to it and move on.

MISC8
Losing isn't the end of the world. Learn something from each encounter and move on. Unless you are losing more than you are winning, if that is the case, then you need to change something. Trust me.

MISC9
If you are having a bad run, go back to the basics. It works every single time. Trust me.

MISC10
I sincerely appreciate all of you. You might not know it, which is why I'm telling you.

MISC11
You really should join Stay Frosty. Seriously, you know you want to.

MISC12
The year is winding down and the Holidays are right around the corner. Just a reminder.

MISC13
And finally, since I didn't have much more to say today, have fun. No matter what you are doing, enjoy yourself. Do something nice for someone else. Every avatar is a person sitting alone at a computer somewhere, a person with their own life, their own family, problems, bills, debt, doubts and frustrations. That is why Eve is real. Be real. Be bold. And be human.

We could all do with a bit more of the human spirit in Eve. Just saying.

The Buck Stops Here

I am the CEO of Stay Frosty. I am not a Dictator however, I take my cues from the members and from my appointed cabinet of fearless Directors. Every member of Stay Frosty has a say in what happens, both in chat, email and on the Corp forums.

It isn't complicated. We don't have Sov or any grand plans of conquest. We are pretty simple folk who simply wish to fight the good fights when we find them, undock and have some fun. So running Stay Frosty is a lot like herding cats.

As CEO I do feel it is my duty to stand for my members, to be their advocate both in and out of game, to encourage them, to defend them, and to help them in any way possible. This is what I do. If one of our pilots gets into trouble I will derp myself in order to help. I've done it numerous times, sometimes successfully and sometimes not. But I never hesitate.

That is how I lead. By example. I play the same way our members play. I take the same risks they take. This isn't some glorious subterfuge on my part, it just so happens that the play-style I enjoy the most is exactly how Stay Frosty is built. Duh. That is kind of the whole point.

I've taken a lot of heat and criticism in the past for how I translate that philosophy here on the blog. It happened back when I was CEO of Lucifer's Hammer and it is happening again. That's fine. I often post wearing my CEO hat and I often post wearing my player's hat. The "heat" derives from other people's desire to put me in a corner and have me behave according to their own rules. If we've learned anything together during the last four years of this blog, it is simply this - no one puts me in a corner.

I say and do what I want both here on this blog and in-game. I listen to my readers, those that have the courage to sign their comments, those on tweetfleet, my friends in the community I serve, and my pilots. But I make my own decisions. This blog has its own voice and will continue to remain so as long as I am writing it. You do not have to like it, read it, pay attention to it, or in any other way acknowledge its existence. That is totally on you.

I will continue to talk openly about events that are happening in-game. And I will use my own judgement when it comes to determining which of those are worthy of mentioning in a post and which are not. No one else makes that decision. The buck stops here.

It has been this way for over four years and it will continue. No amount of harassment, anonymous comments, or anything else will stop that. So get used to it, or ignore it, either way is up to you.

I wrote yesterday's post because I had to. It was the last piece of a puzzle. I tried to write it straight, but in an entertaining way. I am always mindful of my readers and try each day to provide an entertaining read.

I don't expect my readers to know the full story of why, how, or what is behind every post. Especially one like yesterdays. I have my reasons. Sometimes you need to do something just to say you did it. Publicly. Out in the open.

Personally I couldn't give a rat's ass about that other Corporation. I have much more important things to deal with these days. But, as CEO, there remained one last thing to achieve. And yesterday's post achieved it.

Consider it the closing of a chapter if that makes you feel better. A chapter I personally closed seven months ago, but which other forces continue to re-open.

Keep the courage.