What you are engagin' in, Bobertz, is a classic case of what shrinks call "projection"...seein' yer own faults in others. I feel yer pain, buddy. I know it must be hard facin' ostracization and re-jection on every hand, havin' folks crossin' to the other side of the street to avoid you, that sort of thing. It can lead to depression and alienation. Soon you find yerself stockpilin' ammo and guns and bombs in the basement and preparin' for a last defiant stand a la Elfego Baca or Billy the Kid. One day you are on the 6 O'Clock news cos the Feds have you surrounded and the Swat teams are bein' dropped by helicopter on the roof of your home fortress and the bulldozers are rammin' in yer front door.

All of that can be avoided by a few simple alterations in personal lifestyle...soap...basic dental hygeine...a shave...a change of clothes once in awhile. Give it some thought. I can always be reached by phone if you need to talk. Call 1-800-APE-HELP anytime...day or night. If I ain't there to talk, a real nice Baboon called Chachi will be, and you can trust him implicitly. He cares. He has been there too and come out the other side to where he is now walkin' in the light instead of the darkness. If he could do it, you can too.

- Chongo