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Sometimes somebody does something that is just so awesome you can only watch in delight and wipe away a tear.

Katie, I'm SO proud of you!

Isn't that awesome?

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I have a lot of time for 'activists'. They are the people who keep public interest alive in topics that shouldn't be forgotten. I have to admit that sometimes their methods are questionable. But for every one that goes to extremes and nails himself to Nelson's Column, or whatever, there are several dozen quietly lobbying and impressing people with their perfectly reasonable and well informed arguments. The extremists are the ones who get the publicity but one should never forget the quiet patient ones who actually get the legislation passed.

I'm reminding myself of that today due to a situation that has happened locally.

( No names no packdrill, as Grandpa used to say )