Thanks John Bear for the link to http://www.refdesk.com/ and their "Thought of the Day Archive," among many other useful links. This from Dr. Seuss: "You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room." And, I couldn't resist, for those who have called some of my views highly cynical: "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it.", George Bernard Shaw.
