Oh, well-- thank you for that. I mean I like to think so, but it does hold more weight coming from an outside observer.

[ It's hard not to preen just a little from the praise, matter-of-fact though it was, but it's still always nice to hear. He is level-headed and smart, dammit, and no one ever gives him credit for it! ]

I guess I'll see how it goes, but then maybe I'll try the police force or something... I'm not so sure you even need a high school diploma before they let you be a cop, never mind decades of relevant experience. [ Pfft, cops. ] ... But I think you mean Southern charm.