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.
Boy and I are strict Marxists. We own them all. If there is a two or three day Nor'easter forecast, we attempt to watch them all in succession, and have yet to succeed.
But we always begin at the beguin again next storm around. In fact, all our children have been raised to be strict Marxists.