Wow, @positiveninja, what a remarkably satisfying response! Deeply grateful for the gift of your very close attentions and, please, forgive me my abbreviated reply. Guests just left and had a few drinks, but wanted to get back to you, tonight, before I'm carried away in many different directions, tomorrow.

The beauty of conversation is that we never speak for ourselves, alone, I find. When we bare our hearts, we are able to connect with strangers, or semi-strangers. Thank you, for your trust and warm appreciation, Ninja, and @Benleemusic, for this terrific opportunity (also gotten positive feedback on Twitter).

PS - Since you’re interested, @positiveninja, you can find my writing, here, on Egypt—pre, during & post our Revolution: https://newint.org/author/Yahia%20Lababidi