I have not forgotten that I owe you a reply on that thread. In fact, I think about it quite often. It seems I can't coalesce the ideas that I wish to express, let alone verbalize them.
A quick comment on the two young women you overheard on the levee: It appears that they, like I, have been suckered/brainwashed by the popular culture. I eventually came to my senses, but not before taking several missteps in my effort to "fit in" (as I thought I was the one who was wrong).
I'll leave it at that for now. Further discussion seems to me to be better suited to comfortable seating and appropriate refreshments. That will have to wait until you visit this neck of the woods or I return to your neighborhood.
I understand. I'm only comfortable using myself as example to a certain extent ... although no doubt I do lay it on the line in more intimate settings.
Looking forward to our next salon! Depending on how my finances go (I really wish to go to Turkey and Greece next summer), the St. Pat's gig might be a fall thing.
I'm long overdue for a trip to The City, however. Something will work out.