[George Howard]

And now Bill has apologized, showing respect and responsibility. Bill, you have lived up to your excellent quote, and I salute you.

[George Howard]

I am enjoying all the comments, but I recognize a pattern that I have seen in myself. In posting back and forth, one can become frustrated that people are not “getting” my point. Each post can become slightly emotionally elevated, partially because the very face-to-face feedback we all receive when we are in the same room is absent on the Internet. From my viewpoint, each of you are making excellent points, and the whole is greater than the individual parts. We can not convince anyone against their will, and new ideas take time to be understood. I see you all as giving us your valuable time and experience, and my best advice, from experience, is when you find yourself getting worked up and combative, walk away from the keyboard. Thank you all, again, for your excellent comments.