We need to be thankful for the very few people we meet in life that are truly open minded, and who are fueled by the spirit of curiosity, no matter what preconceptions, hand-me-down philosophies, or popular "truths" are threatened in the quest.

There's a difference between writing and journalism. The latter, due to too many factors to enumerate here, is a dying profession. JH is a writer, with perhaps some aspiration to do PR.