First of all, for what it's worth, a full acknowledgement that none of what follows breaks new ground; I'm certain this topic has been discussed and re-discussed, particularly among the blogging community I find myself a part of, ad nauseum (a term which herein means "considered to the point that any further talk of said subject will likely lead to actual loss of digestive fortitude taking the form of, among other events, the loss of one's lunch, or at very least the upsetting of one's tummy".).