Him: Gotta ask about Doctor. Ph.D, MD, DO, Other? Thanks.

(5 minutes later): Never mind. Is elsewhere. Retired PE, licensed in my state for civil, mechanical and environmental.

Me: Sorry?

Him: Me? No. You? If you are a DO or MD (gotta fill out the forms, ya know, not just graduate) then we are at the top of our professional food chains. We are both susceptible to the God complex and I figure any friendship would be similar to what might happen between Apollo and Hephaestus. Both major gods... LOL.
We both have to put up with the public, we both have to choose which words to use for the desired effect, etc., etc. It is good to know that I can use some jargon without too much misunderstanding.
LOL Engineers are kinda known for not being too politically correct so this period is kinda hard for my kind. It will pass if we can flatten the curve and get the bureaucrats to realize that time does play a role in real life. Funny thing is I was a bureaucrat for a while...
It is good to meet you, pqrs. I have wondered how we were connected but we had a mutual friend so figured that was it.

I haven’t responded and don’t plan on it, either. Just what the heck was all this brain cabbage? 😄