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.
Here's hoping they finally got the bugs out of the class lead, the U.S.S. San Antonio. Hopefully New York won't have the "teething troubles" - as the Brits used to call them - of her older sister.
Sorry, must always refer to a ship as "she." It's in the blood.