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I worry about people thinking that I have turned into a person who posts obsessively on a topic, such as tiny dogs or pet rats.

I am always interested in Iceland, especially as the US becomes a creepier and creepier place; and I find science and nature a refuge, when I am discouraged by human behavior.

Right now I'm worried about retiring and not having enough money and living -- as I do -- in a country that obviously has no interest in the well being of its citizens. It is a scary thing to be...