…have been greatly exaggerated.

When I was in college, my mother phoned me to say that she had been told of my death. Apparently someone in my high school graduating class had heard from someone else (who heard it from a friend and so on) that I had died. Somehow that rumor became fact to many because my entry in one of the high school alumni listings showed me as “Deceased”. After reassuring my mother that I felt fine, I tracked down the source of the rumor and corrected it.

It seems that rumors are flying around (thanks to some folks) that Sacred Loops is dying or is already dead. That was news to me, so I thought I’d post an update just to quell any consternation among the one or two of you that actually read this blog and/or utilize the site. We’re still here, and we’re still moving forward on multiple fronts. It’s just taking a lot longer than I had planned.

And here’s why.

When I decided last year to revamp the site and offer a bunch of new options and ideas, I turned to a trusted individual to handle the look and feel aspects and some of the other web-related activites. This was so I could focus on the content and strategic (yes, Virginia, there is a strategy) parts of the site. To make a long story short, I trusted someone who ultimately betrayed that trust and set me back quite a few weeks in both planning and execution. I’m not naming names, so don’t ask. Suffice it to say that I’ve learned my lesson (again) about relying on the commitments of others. As my father always said, “Trust, but verify”.

I’ve said it numerous times, but I do feel like we’re almost home in terms of getting the changes in place. The majority of the issues remaining are not technical in nature, but the simple fact is that I had to step in and address the technical and site implementation issues before I could return to the planning and strategy. Call me crazy, but I want everything to be great before changing it over.

If you have specific questions, feel free to email me at kent (dot) kingery (at) sacredloops (dot) org, and I’ll try to answer any questions I can. Be prepared for me to say “It’s none of your business.” if you ask questions that I think are, well, none of your business. I appreciate all who have offered to help (and I’ve taken a few of you up on specific things), and rest assured this site has not been abandoned. More importantly, what this site represents to me and others is still the same as it was when I took it over from Dan.

So, there it is. We’re still here, and we’re still kicking. There’s still content available, and very soon I’ll turn on the beta version of the content management pages so you can upload and search and so forth. Then I’ll concentrate on the education portions and some other interesting ideas.

If you haven’t taken the time to fill out our short survey, why not do that now? The information will help us in a number of ways, not the least of which is understanding our audience at a basic level. Here’s the link for those that missed it:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=yAvC0H2vQVihRnweURQoZg_3d_3d

Thanks again for your support, faithful readers (and downloaders and other fans). Have faith.