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Buck I thank you for your insightfulness and made your first suggestion to those upset, as other's here have. Some are too hurt or obstinate to take a break, breathe, recollect with R & R and then not give up. It is beyond sad. Hopefully, you will post more?

Good posts, both of you. I've been here since the beginning. There may be times when I don't post for a few days (nothing to say) or there may be times when I'm busy or just need a break. But, I have read every single cotton-pickin post. I may have angered some folks, I don't know. If I have, I apologize. I'm a big one for apologizing. Life is too short to lose something because you can't step back and say "hmmm, maybe I should give an inch". I feel that human beings are not perfect. We come in all different shapes, colors, sizes, etc. But, we don't come in perfect. Everyone needs some slack sometimes. Everyone. I also don't walk away, or give up easily, at all. It takes alot for me to walk away from something that I see has a lot of value. I feel this thread and EVERYONE that has been contributing to it for all these seven months has value.

And that's all I have to say about that.

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