sweetie, it's call DENIAL and it is not a river.....plus i do think we're more sensitive because we've had to protect ourselves for so many years.......i know that i have a friend that absolutely causes me to drop my jaw concerning her reactions to the world around us. i also see a big difference between "reaction" and "response".....a lot of people only react.....that's a knee jerk thing..then they just go on.....i'm appalled when someone tells me that the war is a good thing because their "oil" checks increase....duh? a good thing????? it's that sort of thing that blow my mind. hang in there and keep posting.....we're all in this together. pat