The word "pragmatic" is starting to pop up more and more frequently again. It is generally never defined, but is very often used in interesting ways. Hence, this is a look at the meaning of "pragmatic" from the viewpoint of an aging "American".
Getting the dictionary out of the way - one is as good as another for this in my opinion - pragmatic
Definition of PRAGMATIC 1 archaic a (1) : busy (2) : officious b : opinionated 2 : relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic 3 : relating to or being in accordance with philosophical pragmatism(see pragmatism) So, googling practical gives: prac·ti·cal/ˈpraktikəl/ Adjective:Of or concerned with the actual doing or use of something. (of an idea, plan, or method) Likely to succeed or be effective in real circumstances; feasible.
So lets drop past that impractical orange separator and proceed.