I wrote this very long post about seeing Fahrenheit 9/11 and all the emotions it stirred in me. My anger about greed and corruption. About how much war sickens me. About how war is about death. Stupid, needless death. I wrote about my anger about my own feelings that I've dropped the ball when it comes to making this world a better place and making my voice heard. It was a flood of honest emotions pouring through me. My fingers click clacking the keys wildly as I typed. I was very proud of it.

I had just finished this very fervent post, and then my fucking computer crashed. (D'oh!)

I'm not sure I could recreate the passion and earnestness I had when writing that post, so I won't try. Here is the Reader's Digest version.

1. Are you registered to vote? If not, go do it.

2. If you are registered, go vote. And not just for the big stuff. I am saddened to say I don't even know who my mayor is. Even though I live in a suburb and know who Phoenix's mayor is, I should know more about my local government. I don't. I should be at the polls for every election.

3. Voting is just the first step. Make your voice heard to your leaders. They are there to serve YOU. Make sure they know what you want.

As Zenchick said recently, "No one person has that much power. Unless we grant it to him (or her)." She is so on the money with this one. It is up to each and every one of us to fix it.

"If not now, when?" -- Rabbi Hillel

Now I am going to through my computer from my second story window.

Good night.