Mystic - thank you :) I appreciate the read, and the kindness.

Paul - thank you too; not about anyone in particular - it was a scrap of something I found while tidying up (yes I do sometimes!) and decided to finish.

"Democracy is not something you believe in or a place to hang your hat, but it's something you do. You participate. If you stop doing it, democracy crumbles"- Abbie Hoffman