Kim C ... You ask a very good question: "How many of you are the same person you were thirty years ago?" I think I can honestly say that I am the same person I was thirty years ago, ignoring the obvious physical changes. But politically and socially, I think that I am the same. The things that I admired in people and societies, I still admire. The actions of peoples and groups of people that offended me then, still offend me.

This is NOT to say that I haven't grown or evolved into something that is more than I was then. I certainly have. And here is why I think your question is so well put. I do have friends and aquaintences that I almost can't recognize or relate to today. And I find that so sad. Bob