It’s almost midnight.  I’ve been talking almost all day with friends
old and new, mostly about what’s happening in our country.  One of the
few breaks I’ve had was to sit at this site a few hours ago and blow
off steam about the atrocity we all just saw committed in our name.

And two hours later, I look back at the site and see about sixty people
here, even at 3 am back east, and I read the comments, and even though
we sometimes have open disagreements, I feel surrounded by kind and
intelligent friends. 

Given all that’s going on of late, it’s a feeling which I appreciate more than ever.  I’m genuinely grateful.

That’s all.