This is an update to my "Crack in Frame" post.

I didn't make any kind of repairs of this failure/crack in the frame.
I did however, continue to ride the bike up until my recent purchase of a new bike, without a catastrophic failure of the frame.
I'd like to thank everyone that commented on my post and for those that offered some sound advice.
Needless to say, I didn't heed this sound advice. I rode this bike until it's end. The only thing left of this bike is the front fork. Any part that could be salvaged was and used as replacements for the more inferior parts that came with the new bike I'm now riding.