Rip, thank you. There's nothing that elevates my language more than stimulating minds. I almost wet myself when people can differ in a civil manner. The low bar of communication online should turn anyone into a limbo dancer. All these years on I still can't believe strangers want to kill each other before even sharing a breath because the mind happens to plough a different furrow. For this soldier, it is the best barometer of where our species stands - or rather slumps. Thanks for writing.