From time to time, I speak about the news biz to groups around town - Elks and Kiwanis, associations of retired teachers or federal employees - that sort of thing. This morning I talked to a meeting of the Golden Eagles, retired folks mostly, who got together originally by way of their credit union.
How intelligent! How knowledgeable! How passionate! I am so energized.
It is nothing less than joyful to reason with 45 or 50 folks who understand what you're trying to say.
It's not that they all agree with me. (Though many did, I think, thereby establishing their brilliance.)
It's that having shared the same life experiences, we have similar attitudes toward our fellow citizens and our government.
Boy, am I jazzed!