I was raised a pagan!   OK, well maybe not a strict pagan, but if you understand the term in the context of the early Roman Empire, where it meant someone who practiced something other than Christianity – or no religion at all – that pretty much described my up-bringing. No religion for us, not even on Christmas or Easter (called CEO’s). Nope! With Saturday evenings reserved for beer, poker and guitar-playing ... and with blue cigarette smoke suspended thicker than the toxic