Ok, back in the great ole USA -- sometimes we just don`t know how good we have it -- even after 27 hours of transit from Indonesia. (Note to self: I didn`t get blown up!)

So, all is NOT the same with EDIG. From a brief scan of the posts, a believe the realistic views seem to be the most common here. A little repeated support before I try to figure out wheather to sratch my arse or wind my watch or paint the house (anybody got a cure for jet lag?):

* Atul was a good engineer. My experience is that they do not make good CEOs. Just can`t get out of the box and never know when to say, ``Quit designing and make something to sell.`` Most Marketing execs make terrible heads of R & D or Engineering. However, in today`s consumer products world, Marketing (not Engineer) starts at the design table. Most engineers make terrible marketers. Life would be boring if we were all the same.

* Military contracts are difficult to get and not usually awarded to companies with financial woes. Part of the process includes financial disclosure. A partnership with a larger and profitable entity would make more sense to me IF, big IF, there is any real smoke on the military front...but a good daydream.

* Never believe anything from Fred. RP Speak is tough enough. If history has taught us anything, Fred is, at best, lame. Why he is not on the bus with Atul remains a mystery. Blood must be thicker than sales results. Maybe that will / has changed. The simple fact that EDIG needs to sell something will remain paramount. CEOs can affect the sales process in a very positive way if they can delivery on commitments. Atul had no chance of communicating effectivly with anyone in a major US brand`s food chain. Not because his English was sooo bad -- and it was I had multiple conversations with him -- but because he did understand that If you make it, they will come is pure fantasy fodder. Sales results matter.

* New blood at the top can be a very good thing. However, if it comes with a price tag that includes CEO training wheels, it can be tough to compete. We just don`t know the level of competency. Speculation on his credentials is just that, pure WAG. Perfectly acceptable to me on an EDIG message board, but time will tell us where EDIG is headed, not the naming of an unknown and unproven CEO. IMO, it is still good news. Change happens and sometimes it actually works out.

I`m still ``All in`` and hoping my rosey red glasses can see some level of sales activity and results ``soon.``

Enough ramblings from a jet lagged dumb guy from Tennessee -- whose fav team can`t beat a hapless South Carolina.

John