Sorry, Paul, we have sorta gone off-topic here.
Allen, you are truly too nice and funny.
Tony, i may or may not join that group. I'll lurk some. I'm not too interested in their kinds of conversations though. Here we find many students really trying to help themselves to do better in school. That's very exciting to me. But, even here, i found myself losing some energy because i commented too much.
for some strange reason, i seem to have an opinion or a crazy idea for anything I am never at a loss for a... well try.... 
I chalk it up to being a teacher and a tour guide. I mean tour guides have to have an answer for the craziest kinds of questions. The Public is a most curious entity. They demand things and do things they would never do at home. I loved being a tour guide.
