Dear Dr./Mr. Floit:
Thank you for your article reconsidering absolute time. I agree with you about the merits of a concept such as absolute time.
If I may make a suggestion, I think that you might be able to make your point about simultaneity more clearly, if you were to use space-time diagrams. That way, you could represent events as seen in each reference frame, while plotting the other frames in the diagram of the chosen frame (using diagonal axes).
Also, there is a theory that recognizes a "preferred frame" (rest frame), often called the Lorentz-Poincaré Ether theory, which uses the same mathematics as Special Relativity and agrees with all observations to date. If you are interested, more information can be had on the Wikipedia web site, at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorentz_ether_theory
Also, I discuss this theory and give further references, in my essay, at:
http://fqxi.org/data/essay-contest-files/Sasaki._TDoT.pdf
Thanks again, for the essay.
Take care,
Ken.