I have a cold

[Dravyk]

So much to say, but I'll save it. Not really anything new, would just be expounding on things said actually. However, one new thought -- and yet another Oprano tangent --

The thing about being stripped bare. Maybe it's from too much tv, movies and books also, but one thing I've always found a bit fascinating is the concept of amnesia. Usually it's handled in the entertainment "fantasies" as little more than an interesting plot line for that week. But every once in a great while you see that "plot" handled in a more interesting way (at least one novella comes to mind):

What is a person like at his or her core when stripped away of everything else? For instance ... Having amnesia, does a real "leader" take command during a crisis? Duck and hide? Become just another follower? That sorta thing.

And while I don't want amnesia. LOL! (And how would I remember if I had it, huh?) Makes one wonder, what would you, what would I, be like under those circumstances where there's just the pure unvarnished core?