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.
I envy their adventurousness and joie de vivre. And their competencies. I can't speak for women, but aren't competencies what men value most highly?
By our lame standards, hiking in the Outer Hebrides, skiing at Whistler/Blackcomb (yeah, with avalanches), hiking the Moroccan mountains, hunting in Manitoba, and taking our boat to Rhode Island for a few nights seemed like plenty of adventure. It's all relative.
Sort of reminds me of the Frostbite races in Chesapeake Bay. No ice...sail. Ice...stay home and drink beer. The competition was hot. Everything else was freezing. Great time to be a sailer. The wives came one time. Never again.