"Circles, for some people, are ingrained in their perspectives and attitudes, in their cultures,
and are diligently practiced in their routine life.
These people find it second nature
to include some and exclude the rest. Circles, for some people, are ingrained in their perspectives and attitudes, in their cultures,
and are diligently practiced in their routine life.
These people find it second nature
to include some and exclude the rest."

and you begin by defining yourself as 'outside the circle'... specifically, the Mudcat circle. Kind of a self-fulfilling hypothesis.

*shrug* I have no idea whether I am in or out, but I just don't even do the exercise to work it out.
I have read your posts off & on for years, and never had any problems with them.