miss apple, gettin' philosophical and takin' no prisoners!
I like your post quite a bit...critique, contrast, contort (and watch the snake eat its tail...almost a textual mobius strip)...I absolutely think you should have posted it. Moreover, I think it is the most profound statement in the thread. BTW, confusion is good...you're more likely to see clearly when taken out of your standard framework...no structures are already in place to obstruct your view.
Personally, I'm a cultural mutt; I try to remain as unclassifiable as possible. I don't want others determining into what group I fall, well, other than my tax bracket. I abhor people labeling me and thinking they have me figured out...if they do, they often attempt to exercise control, and that just chaps my pucker.
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I can't stand the itching but I don't mind the swelling...