I doubt I slung mud pies @TAB although a lot of my experiences may have triggered you or not sat with your view of the world. I remember reaching out to you over rock music, motor bikes, geology and mining and over the WWII german-dutch divide more than once, but am reeling in my good will and calling stuff out ... at last, because you do not appreciate my efforts You bought into the big money mining mentality which I rejected in my early 20s. You insisted you had no issues with Mental illness, which I did not dispute but now I believe you may have idealised one parent and demonised another, and projected onto me, while I was trudging through the MI trenches with openness. I was strongly motivated to build the forum culture and prob dodged a few slings rather than give in on that ground. I am not sure you could relate to classical music, science, or a teaching mindset. I did not want to expose myself to insult, but I guess that comes with the territory of an open forum in formation. I was working with my cognitive strengths, and simply discovering myself with "normal" access to the internet and computer with enthusiasm, which was pretty new to me when I joined forum. Mostly I am used to going without. My kids had more than full access to all things computing so it was not that they missed out. I realise you do not have children which also casts life in a different light. Recently you have begun dealing with lifestyle issues positively and lots of people here give you good support. It has brought out a gentler side of you which has been good to observe.
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