what a typical, reasonable man looks like

Well mostly the manic characteristics:

- Abnormally upbeat, jumpy, and wired.
-Exaggerated sense of well-being and self-confidence (euphoria)
-Unusual talkativeness.
-Racing thoughts.
-Seems distracted.

My next assumption, which has no observations, is that he is at his low energy level when we don't hear from him for three weeks. Of course, bipolar syndrome has a reasonably good prognosis when diagnosed by a trained professional (which I am not).

Note: If I may digress, you may have noticed that I have diagnosed another user as a bot. I am a trained software engineer and know algorithms and inference engines that can mimic users like this with surprisingly good accuracy. The general public is largely unaware that these bots which often have minimal assistance from point-and-click internet workers in India, are pervasive internet actors, subtly fine tuned by AI feedback.

As you would also know, genuine religious tolerance is something that I value. Particularly when a sincere minister like you reaches out to her congregation, with a pure heart and channels grace to those who many would call children of God.

Nice to have you here, Ruthie. And, I mean it.