Pat,

You basically fired the gun that forced the flow of ideas at the Off Topic Forum to accelerate into an avalanche. I'm planning to distill the best responses - and your contributions have been among the best - into a short form, and then add my take on it.

And thanks for your comments here. If I had an ego, my head and chest would be swelling up while I strut with my thumbs pulling on imaginary suspenders. It seems that in the pre-birth factory I missed the line that said, "Get your egos righ' chea!" but that doesn't stop me from feeling appreciation and gratitude for your kind remarks.

Aleck