I never learned to march to any drummer.

I've been on the ridge all my adult life. In simple terms that means,don't try to put me in a box.  The latest craze is called The Tea Party (I'm not White enough to pass muster).  They want everything but aren't willing to give up anything to get what 'they" want. It will be "a flash in the pan" but little else. You don't make progress without give and take (they call that negotiation).