A couple of people have accused me recently of being a closet liberal. Nah! I'm just open minded and loud mouthed...I figure that I'll probably not be around for much longer (although I'm pushin' for 95 at least), and that I can say whatever I want to say and think whatever I want to think and study whatever I want to study. At 76 I'm lucky to still have my mind working. Although there's some

question regarding the body. But...politically I'll never be a liberal...as politically I'm not a devout conservative. I'm certainly not happy with their performance this go round. But...that's just me. My DNA has been around for 60,000 years, and it's learned a lot. It's impossible for me to adhere to the doctrine of any organized group for any length of time. I'm basically a loner...always have been...am never happier than when I'm doing something by myself.....but recognize the restorative qualities of having good and diversified friends, children, and a husband whom I adore, whom I can look up to and banter back and forth with and sometimes trump a thought or two just for the fun of it (friends and husband in turn).

But then...it's not all about me. :-) It's about all of them and you.