SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE

I am thinking about doing something that I have never done before. I often dream dreams like finding that last great love of my life, becoming a grandmother, traveling abroad for extended periods of time to quaint out-of-the-way places, seeing a Broadway show on Broadway (or anyplace else for that matter), winning the lottery big (I'd have to buy a ticket, of course) and then giving most of it away to worthy people and causes, and dreams probably not unlike what most people dream. I'm thinking of doing something much more ordinary and not dreamy at all. I'm thinking about making a small contribution to the campaign of my choice just for the sake of exercising my freedom to do so and knowing that a lot of little contributions add up to a lot of money--like saving all of those pennies that no one else will pick up off the ground. I can probably recoup my little contribution with pennies in the next year which will certainly be a lot less than what I am going to spend for higher gasoline prices. I am not complaining about the cost of gasoline either because we Americans have had it easy for a long time and we have been flagrantly wasteful with our resources. It is time for us to step up to the plate and do our part for the greening of this earth and get as many more as we can to become responsible. I have family members who do not recycle and who drive their cars with reckless abandon. You know who you are. Now I have gone from giving to preaching and that was not the intent of this message. Anyway, I hope that we all do our part for keeping our great country great in whatever responsible ways that we can.