....(p.t.): I would politely disagree with your narrow interpretation of "earthly betterment." For better or worse, I am of this earth, and your thoughts, ruminations, recounts, poetry postings, and vividly- worded "mindscapes" have provided fertile ground in which to cultivate my own crop of ideas. So, the next time you take personal inventory, on good or bad days, I would encourage you to look beyond the apple orchard, to the fields of human enrichment, and ponder for a moment the abundant yield you will never gather from seeds you have planted there.

Regards, Neil