Hi again Trippin'2.0. That's so good to hear!! It's so wonderful when something really speaks to us and makes our life better. The thing in this thread that spoke the most to me was the comment that writing is something that a person can do at any age, and that can reach a lot of people. This is very important to me. Last week, the local paper printed a letter I wrote to the editor there, describing my lifelong awareness of racial injustice, having grown up in the segregated South of the United States, and how I coped, as a white child who was baffled by the injustices. My letter was 50 words longer than the usual required word limit for letters to the editor, but they printed my entire letter! It was the lead letter, and got a headline and a photo of the politician I complimented for his Op Ed the week before. So I no longer feel useless, no longer guilt trip myself for not attending rallies anymore.