>>Heck way up north, here in Tennessee, we don't get the southern holiday that commerates the "war of northern agression."< G >
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>Er, that would be the one you lost? < g >

Hi Alex,

We should stay away from this North/South stuff. It is quasi-religious stuff but mitigated by the years. It does bring to mind what a pain religious wars have been for humanity, doesn't it?

I think the need to belong to a clan is built into our genes: survival of the individual by belonging to a tribe. Join those who are like you and beat the other tribe.

It would be better if we thought of our species as our tribe and our planet as our country. Hello Hilmar.