@Joe Nation,
Youre demeanor has taken on a sudden burst of positiveness and optimism. It seems to be the return of the Joe of old. I wish you great success and happiness ..Its more fun being around folks who see that clouds best serve to define the full colors of the sky.
Be careful of inflection and sounds that you make in the dialect. As I said on a post several years ago when I was working in China,
"I went to a silk market in TAipei and wanted to order some silk yardage for my wife to play with. Instead I ordered a "little boy" .(Apparently the words for silk and little boy sound amazingly close together and almost indistinguishable to our ears)