>> I know I'm not one of the most favorite posters here, <<
Owl, this is catagorically not true. You have a guaranteed place at the table here, and your posts are welcomed by me, for one, if not by all here.
IWETHEY is a shared experience, where we all have doubts and dreams and hopes, and when any regular poster (not trolls) feels down in the dumps, it is felt by all. We miss the ones who have left (Yaz, Nick, Karsten, et al); even LAME made us think about our positions on things.(Ancient history, I know.) It's our very diversity that makes the place what it is.
I sincerely hope we don't have 'favorites', and if we do, shame on us.