Larry Jaques fired this volley in
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You're just -now- figuring that out, Lloyd? sigh

Larry, you apparently didn't read what I wrote.

I wrote, "I keep optimistic about hoping it will change.."

How, exactly, is it wrong to keep hope alive?

I will continue to remain optimistic about nearly every aspect of life.

When I see a beggar with a sign, "Will work for food", if I have any
work, I offer them work. If they refuse, then I "know", and almost all
of them do refuse. That doesn't stop me from making the offers.

LLoyd