Well U certainly know I love you.
Now seriously, non kidding about the upchucking. It has been my experiences in life that the people most threatened by me were the most rude, and without fail they would bring up the one thing not only did they think would hurt the most, but was truly what they were most afraid of themselves. THat goes for some homophobs I ran into at the Tute. They didn't last long there that's for sure.
Love your tree. I don't know what short story it was from, but it was the final line and I liked it. IF your healthy That is all that matters.