Wow..
What a coup!
I would guess then, that you are well & truly despised (the final form of unrequited envy) by legions of folks who found themselves incapable, for whatever reasons - of such a heroic career of perfect-evasion ;-)
er Kudos!!
(I suppose - when it's your brother, you can phrase it that way)
If only I hadn't been given that free Win 3.0 demo, not long after CP/M, I mighta been a contender. I marvel at now 3+ years of only unserious events, no reloads, via the One True Solution: never ask this spastic cripple to do more than walk, never for more than one day at a time.. and never Try Stuff on the same box you'd rather not rebuild.
It's not actually bad, that way. I just want to see how long this sucker will go, now; entertainment, before having to choose which Door #2, Knop --> Debian in stages -?- or that other weird guy in Cupertino.
Not a very good scheme for say, running a business. Never understood how that is actually done, though countless posts have made clear - it's never done without continuous pain, even in Redmond.
What a field: IT in '04
Would put you up for the Sly Perspicuity Award, Two Ears + a Grail
-- but I think you've already got your reward, and it's priceless.