PS - I'm glad you clarified your rant not being directed at me but also glad for the direction at which you and the other replies have directed me too. No amount of personal bashing given. Just "maybe try this reading instead." I appreciate everyone's honesty and insight.
I think most of us are at least trying to be positive with our human interactions, too. I know I am. I'm trying to do better, to be better. People don't change their minds by being shouted at - and I have fallen well foul of that myself in the past (as you may read in some older posts). But, I'm making a concerted effort to bring R+ into other aspects of life other than just training my dogs. Sometimes, it's really hard, but I can but try