I have been out of the writing action, mostly door-knocking and doing phone banks in my spare time,  reminding people to Vote for Chris! - Chris Donovan...Chris Murphy...Anyone named Chris as far as I am concerned - even Chris Shays!

Television is bad, no real news, huge numbers of people are protesting in Mexico City and elsewhere and we don't hear nothin'.

I am not writing this to complain, but to remind everyone that People Matter. The character of people and our dreams of equality and fairness matter. Older people matter. Check on your neighbors today. Ask them how they feel. Do they have food, fans, friends?

Our responsibility is to keep our communities good and getting better. This July we talk. This August we vote.