Remember when saint ronald passed away in 2004?

[Gregorian]

4. "We". That's the problem. We is no longer the "we" it used to be. The 4th Estate is dead.

Man, I'm impressed. I didn't know what a Primary was when I was your age. And we're obviously both the same age. I was 16 in 1972. McGovern had a real impact on me. I knew a good human when I heard one.

It's up to us. That's why the internet is crucial.

It's easy to lose sight of optimism. People are really crazy these days. These are not easy times. But then, were times ever easy or good? I spend a lot of time in disgust, and without optimism, and then along comes some surprise that gives me hope.

I've been listening to the classic jazz artists lately. It's so odd to see these guys on stage knowing that they couldn't even vote. That was hardly a blink of an eye in the great span of human history.

It seems to me that as rapidly as things are deteriorating, they are also improving. It's a really strange time.