...that covers it completely.
Thank you for listening to my long-ass rant (or reading, I guess I mean),
mcpreacher - I'd say you're a gentleman and a scholar, but that would totally ruin your rep. You're a smartass, you're funny, and I'm glad you're my friend. Oh shit, there goes your reputation again.
Sometimes you just need to "step away from the " and get back to the things that work. That would be being good to yourself first, and then letting the rest fall as it happens.