I've taken my time about responding to this because I wanted to get it right...it is I who has been living vicariously thru all you people here...I've been the kind of guy who never takes a risk, never really been challenged by life until the last decade or so, and most of that has been pretty pedestrian...and I really didn't respond well to the challenges IMO. But within the last year, I've come out of my shell just a little (no small thanks to the great folks here), and begun to remember & persue my dreams again, & I have been sharing some of that with my family here...while I like to think I am very different from anyone you've ever met, the honest answer to RG's repeated requests for me to divulge my deep dark secrets is that there's no there there Compared to the challenges being met by the people who've bared their souls here, I feel like I've experienced nothing...and let me say I have more respect for all of you than ever before...

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