Got lost.....

Don't seem to have been here for a VERY long time.  Not sure how that happened.  It feels like I lost a whole couple of years without trying.  Perils of being a dedicated home-body. I am back on the trail of my life.  I read a lot of what other people think about the world in general - why shouldn't I do the same?  So look out.  From now on I will be in full blown opinionated mode.