No, this was not directed to you. I actually have been hearing this from various friends, co-workers, associates and the like since the shrub got on initially, that is the first shrub. I have been thinking about this off and on. Sometimes I take a while to articulate. I didn't mean for it to seem like I was directing my coments at you or anything of the sort. I apreciate hearing about New Zealand. I also very much apreciate hearing about your comments on diffrent legal situations that I might have not otherwise known of. It also was you that introduced me to Savage Love collum that I do read. I wish you well on your adventure. I would feel likewise if we could collinize the moon or Mars or something, heck even a space habitat. As far as the cultural environment, both New Zeland and even what I have read of Austrailia sounds great. A wonderful opertunity. Sadly, I do not have the wherewithall to adventure such as that. My own sedimentary habits and personal situation doesn't. You do have a tendancy of opening up my mind and making me re-think or even think on a situation. I considure this a good thing. So, beleive me the last thing I want is for you to stop posting your interesting bits on NZ and even our own county. As I said, I take a long time to articulate and formulate a stance. In many ways I am very slow to any sort of political maturation. With the way the internet is you usually can't find what you what to know without having to sort through a whole bunch of crap. As far as waiting for it to be "fixed" perhapse that was the wrong way to put it. I am still under the political illusion that I can make a diffrence, should I exert myself to do so. Also hovering beteen the falicy that "It doesn't consern me" and "Nothing I can do" and "Dammit WE should do something, but what" attidudes. Sad I know. Your posts and that of others get my mental gears working and helping me define my thoughts and attidudes. Really, I am trying to be a real human. It just takes me time.

Dave