Wow. Sounds like a good time, but I can't support the "smartest poster on the board" talk. And it's not a matter of humility or faked humility (in fact, I love hearing about how smart I am, to a fault even-if I haven't discussed previously my thoughts on why someone would pursue a PhD, the short version is "it's mostly about ego"); my football intelligence is far too low for someone that's paid as much attention as I have with as much interest, and think of my social posting intelligence. Who else on this board misreads tone and sarcasm on the same topics the same way as many times as I do? There are a few topics (like science and religion) where people (you and MC especially) know how to play me like a fiddle.
