I haven't written because i'm overwhelmed with what to write. There's so much news out there that seems important to me, but if the regular american public doesn't see it, does it matter? I'm increasingly frustrated with reading more and more news that makes me powerfully agitated but won't get mainstream play.

And then I've been traveling a lot this month, and planning to move to Washington DC. I'm looking hard for a job out there, while still applying for a job with the Russ Carnahan campaign (hopefully he will take over Gephardt's seat in Congress). I've got plenty to say, and I'm having trouble deciding what I should say, how much i should tell. I used to concentrate on my own opinions of the world, but i'm realizing that doesn't matter as much any more. You have to spend time developing your thoughts and opinions, but once they're developed, you have to do something with them, or they're pointless. I don't want to continue shouting without being heard. So i'm trying to figure out how to be heard, what I want to speak about, what I'm qualified to have a voice over.

How much can I say? what are the opportunities and consequences of my actions? If i tell you secrets, will it just be one more part of me that's open, or will it help me get to a next step?