When people change their positions on major issues they are often shouted down as flip floppers. This is not necessarily true because I have changed on many issues during the course of my life. New information, more exposure to diverse ideas and new data have created many alternative beliefs. It is a sign of strength when one allows new information and various perspectives to be examined. Altering even major tenets that once seemed unchangeable may actually be signs of great maturity and growth. On a more mundane issue this Italian American has grown to do more around the house than to merely take out the garbage.