I have no doubt it is far worse for you in such close proximity than for most of the rest of us.
OT, since my computer crash I no longer use IE as my browser. Firefox has a built in spellchecker that puts those little red squiggly line’s under mis-spelled words (or ones not in its’ dictionary) and while I have been adding words, such as screen names from here, I absolutely love seeing that red line under 0’s name anytime it appears in one of my posts!!!!
xshub and i were talking about that the other day. i don't think anyone who hasn't spent any amount of time here can realize exactly what it is like. most people can go through their daily lives, even freepers, without being aware of who the president is and what party is in power. living here, there is no escape from it. it comes into play in untold different ways.