About 15 minutes ago: I'm on medication and it's starting to wear off.
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
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With time and experience you figure stuff out, so I am happiest right now.
On Curracloe beach with my family in Wexford, circa 1980, after a swim.
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