Dear Patricia,

I very much appreciate your taking the time to come and congratulate me.

Best Wishes,

Luis Miguel Goitizolo

Hello Luis,

I must apologize, as I know I have viewed this thread many times and even wrote a post but must have never hit the post button.  This happens when one has many irons in the fire at the same time. 

Forgive my tardiness in celebrating your POTW Award Win. 

Congratulations Luis, on being named the 168th Person of the Week.  I was excited to see you win and believe you are one of shining stars of our community.  I enjoy reading your writings in Jill's Mountain forum, you make all this stuff make sense and the way you pay attention to our attention spans is fantastic.   Just the right amount of information at each post.

I sincerely hope you have enjoyed your week and have no doubt that you will be one our POTY Nominees.  I hope you enjoy this belated congratulations and accept this crown. 

Thanks for being a friend,

Jim

Hello Steven,

Never mind your belated visit, it is I who should be sorry for replying this late. Actually I was ill and had to take a few days' vacation, but your kind message has made me feel well and glowing.

Best Wishes,

Luis Miguel Goitizolo

Dear Jim,

Please don't apologize, I have frequently had very similar experiences with "many irons in the fire at the same time". And however tardy, I very much appreciate your kind congratulations.

I am also very glad about your enjoying my writings at the Mountain. As you may know, writing is something I have started enjoying only recently, and not only books but also articles on topics that I hope may be of interest or at least helpful to as many people as possible. 

So I have also started to feel a new kind of pleasure, that of beeing told that my writings are enjoyable. I suppose many writers feel like this, and I only hope to never dissapoint my readers. For it is not very easy to write in a language that is not your mother tongue, and this may explain my not feeling very sure about how good I am at it.

However, with the stimulus and help from friends like you, I can at least promise to always try and improve. 

Best Wishes,

Luis Miguel Goitizolo

P.S. That crown is great!