Pretty sure that I am an alien hybrid. My entire family and community were bible-thumpers, even the one or two I sort liked. All of them Re-Puke-li-cans. Early Critical Thinking skills NOT shared by . . . well, anyone. Always in Hot Water for questioning "authority"! Took beatings my brothers earned because, . . . well, I was weenie-challenged and, "boys will be boys". Worked and lived all over the country, all kinds of jobs. Finally found a place I like to live (trees, water, mountains), but have had to take on the hominids that come with rural living. Fortunately, I don't have to interact with them very often. Whilst my dogs are excellent company, they are not much given to stimulating conversation . . . which is why I am here.