Realized I hadn't read my Cainer.com forecast yesterday and went back to look at it just now. Here it is:
It doesn't matter how loud your guitar is. Or your trumpet. Or your drum. If you are in a soundproof room, nobody else will be able to hear it. But if the door is open, the noise will travel. There is nothing wrong with what you are saying or doing at the moment. There is, though, something less than ideal about the place in which you are doing it. You need to gain the attention of your audience and make sure that they are within earshot of your performance. Put yourself in the right position this weekend, and everything will work well.
Lots of ways of interpreting this, but after reading MWD's article earlier today, I've concluded that WH is in a MAJOR state of confusion right now because he's been running his mouth at work about our problems, they've vilified me as a group (especially since the last exposure), and now that he's thinking about reconciling, he's got "Team WH" telling him he's out of his mind.
THAT'S why he's been forcing a distance between me and them and treating me so poorly in front of them - he's trying to save face with his buds.
I'd already concluded that I need to create confusion among them by singing WH's praises to them, but I wasn't sure how to do it. After reading the forecast, it occurred to me I missed a PERFECT opportunity yesterday when he and one of his grad students went somewhere in WH's car and they returned it to the house before they walked back to work. I heard grad student laugh, heard both guys out there talking to the kids in the driveway, but didn't go out and say hello or add to conversation.
From now on I will, since his audience can't hear me from behind closed doors...:)
