Fredjames,
I don't know if you are new to online forums, but generally it is considered to be proper forum manners to stick to the topic of the current thread.
Please ask your questions in the form of starting a new thread (so as not to derail the ones we have going here) and I'm sure many of us will be happy to answer you and discuss the topics you've brought up.
Once again, I am neither prophesying nor telling you what to do--this is just what's considered to be good manners/etiquette when participating in any online discussion.
Bondservant--Your earthly Dad doesn't know how much he's missing out!!! Loved your story! Thanks so much for sharing.