Who do I live my life for? Well, first and foremost...my family. Yes, my first concern is for family members and upholding the Rutledge tradition, maintaining the ancestral heritage and property, etc. Next, I live my life for my community, Twillingsgate. I have devoted considerable time to helping preserve heritage buildings in our historic town centre and encouraging all forms of art and cultural expression here in order to raise people's consciousness to the finer things in life.

Then there are homeless animals, always a priority! I founded a local organization to rescue homeless animals of all sorts, and I am proud to say that this year alone we have given succour to 152 cats, 74 dogs, 25 caged birds of various sorts, one pot-bellied pig, one chinchilla, a Canadian moose...heaven knows how it came to Twillingsgate! But there you are. It now lives happily in a paddock behind the Rectory. Oh, and a duck-billed platypus as well.

Then there is my country, England, and the Royal tradition. Rutledges have always stood firm in their defense of the Empire and are never found wanting when duty calls! (though I must say I heartily disapproved of our recent adventures in Afghanistan and Iraq).

And what else do I live for, beyond that? Good taste. Without it, what does one really have to live for when all's said and done?

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