nicely done. Yes, I like to think of myself as a cynical optimist. Fraid the optimism is fading

Hi, Marjorie! Well, I think travel helps a lot to diminish a lot of my cynicism. Not always, but it helps.

yes, there's a flip side to everything, we have to remember to look for it and "see" it, but man, humans! I just get discouraged

Yeah, I know. As my poli sci prof used to say, "The masses are asses."