It's my 72nd birthday. For the first time I can

[Jane Austin]

15. You and me both.

We have lived through all that and more, yet I feel powerless now to really influence things like the post office debacle and foreign interference in our government - and elections.

When I was younger I was very active in local and state politics, but now my health is bad - nothing acute - but I could no more march or go knock on doors than I could fly.

Now that my country needs me, I don't have much to offer.

I can give money, and I do, but I just can't give of myself any more.

And I hope you'll take some big breaths and have a lovely birthday.

I remain hopeful that we will live through this and can build a better life on the other side of this mess.