I've been thinking quite a lot about the nature of leadership, the human desire for social structure, and what in the end is Right and True about how we aught to treat one another. This is all very very interesting. That's how I look at almost everything that goes on in life, I know, but my thinking over the past three or four months has been very uptight.

Anyway, all this raises those eternal questions about the nature of humanity and what is the just sort of thing to do going forward. Personal vectors abound; will be revealed at a later date.

Getting back to the 50,000 ft level, it occurs to me in an unguarded moment that we are a world at war, and that the rapidly tightening circle of individuals in control of this nation are going to get an enormous number of people killed because they have no vision for a better tomorrow. The hard flip side of this reality is that our loyal opposition has no alternative course of action, and, in light of the gravity of the situation, is far too loyal.

Franz and Frank have both brought up the question, "have you thought about going over there?" The answer is yes. I never seriously considered enlisting, but the thought of getting closer to the struggle comes to mind often.

It's a tough thing, what to do next. I'm in this for the future, it would seem. With second helpings of truth, family, justice and a dash of personal glory. I believe we will either turn the tide in the next few years, We must be scientific, disciplined, engineers of progress. We must also be inspired, spiritual, embodiments of the future we wish to see.

We must be hungry chessmasters, entrepreneurial strategists of the highest order. That means having fun and living the life too.