The heat seems to have broken

Thank goodness.

I took a shower, and halfway through, the breeze started. Aaaaah.

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Don't forget to keep the pressure up

People are getting tired, and they're getting distracted, and they're getting used to things. Well, you do get used to things, no matter how awful they are - but you gotta keep calling, keep writing, keep it up.

My goodness

I mentioned the Leiby Kletzky case to somebody today, and decided to look it up to see how the perpetrator's trial had gone. (Life in prison. Not surprising, really.)

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