Luv ya' puffer!
I'm a great fan of the correct and expanded use of English (check my posts). My 15 year old son seems able to have a 20 minute conversation with a friend using just 7 words. He has however, read many of the Classics including several of Jules Verne plus The Hardy Boys, Zane Gray novels and so on. He has the tools and someday I hope, will see their value and apply them.
Interesting how a recent poll showed that the professions LEAST trusted in Canada start with the feds and then work their way through the provincial and municipal politicians and then on to the lawyers, the car, real estate and carpet salesmen and then the bankers. The world has changed and people are slowly catching on. We'll soon see teachers and doctors moving up that list I'm sure.
Perhaps a new quote is in order. "A healthy cynic is a happy man!"
Certainly no one can disagree that human nature (diver or not) cannot be trusted.