We are a commune of inquiring, skeptical, politically centrist, capitalist, anglophile, traditionalist New England Yankee humans, humanoids, and animals with many interests beyond and above politics. Each of us has had a high-school education (or GED), but all had ADD so didn't pay attention very well, especially the dogs. Each one of us does "try my best to be just like I am," and none of us enjoys working for others, including for Maggie, from whom we receive neither a nickel nor a dime. Freedom from nags, cranks, government, do-gooders, control-freaks and idiots is all that we ask for.
What a charmer that young man is, Bird Dog ... so happy and proud. That's the first open and happy smile I've seen on the Internet in at least a month. Makes a nice counter to the grisly stories about strangers biting and eating each other, wives being shackled and brutalized for years and other horrid stories.