If the people on this board were actually dummies, none of this stuff would bother me a bit. Not being able to get through to people who are obviously above average in education, intelligence and perceptiveness is what is frustrating.

And for the record, in my humble opinion no one on this board--not even Bowser--is the kind of dimbulb knee-jerk liberal that I often have to deal with in real life. That's what makes the board interesting and educational, and why I spend time here. That, and being a space nut, which after all is why we're REALLY here in the first place.

I agree that more input from Mary Anne, Fox, Buck, and the others would bring the overall quality of discussion up a great deal, but they probably don't spend their workday in front of a monitor like I do, and have real lives to live.

And also for the record, the board would be a poorer place without you too.