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My Mom had 2 dogs, a big one and a little one with cancer. The little one had to dig a little hole under the foundation, outside the kitchen window, because the big dog wouldn't leave him alone. So it is with people who instinctively react against quirky people--they act as if it were a communicable disease that has to be quarantined. In reality, people have a hidden spiritual potential that the modern, materialistic economy can't easily assimilate. As a child I was one of those who is all over the place and into everything. I count as my chief...

The meeting in Beantown was listed as the Democratic party convention. However, the number of media and gunslingers far exceeded the amount of convention delegates attending. The gunslingers could be pacified with a doughnut or two a day. Not so with the scribbling set. Reporters tend to get a little testy if they are not provided comfort, free food, booze, and bathrooms -- usually in that order. But, the DNC didn't deliver. First, most media people had to go through security lines. Then, to save a few bucks, the DNC skimped on toilets for the media. On top of that,...