Nailed it.
You read some of my stuff.
Read my Thoreau series I usually do about mid week, I literally address some of what you JUST said in there, in each post in the series. Right from week #1 buddy.
Enough years of it, enough times / year, and it changes you. And people don't care.
Just went back to your blog and took a look. I'll be keeping an eye on this series from now on. Wonder how missed it before.