Jess, once again you made my day--a downer. ;>(

Another benefit of living in Russia these days is that you are protected from truth tellers like you. Wasn't it that Russian deep thinker Fyodor D. who quipped:Above all, do not lie to yourself. A man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point where he does not discern any truth either in himself or anywhere around him, and thus falls into disrespect towards himself and others.