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.
My most recent email exchange with Prof. Norm Geras was just a few weeks ago, sending him some obscure country tune I thought he might like. I didn't know he was dying.
and John Ford's classic Tobacco Road. Norm liked the music, especially Shall We Gather By the River. It's a film about people who will not or can not handle life effectively: