Amen.

Sorry for your recent loss. The emptiness and void - the second nature gesture to turn and ask someone who suddenly isn't there just sucks... Just know even though you can't see them, they're less than a millimeter away from you right now... and the indelible mark they left upon your soul is forever, that lives on right now in you. I know you know this... but it doesn't hurt to remind a fren.

The herd... there's always going to be the proverbial herd... and while I wouldn't characterize anyone here as part of the herd per se, there are participants here that seem to emulate herd behavior...they want to know everything now in whatever size and format trips their endorphin merry-go-round, but don't want the hassle of doing the work. Now it could very well be they're just not that smart, but there's something to be said for initiative, regardless of IQ.

I guess this is the "word of the day", which I pick up almost on a daily basis, words that are not part if my regular vocabulary... once in a while I rediscover a word I totally forgot about lol:

shibboleths

a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important.

Thanks 😁