I wish that I could say that I have something hopeful, but I don't. Not really. There are good things going on in the world, but there are always good things in the world. What's missing is the belief that we'll be able to affect these things, instead of just having to wait for them to happen to us. I have nothing to prove that we have control, one way or the other, and a half baked-platitude seems uncalled for. I guess all I can do is insist that you do something to help yourself feel in control, sans firearms hopefully. Knit stockings for charity, cook a meal for your family, read to your loved ones, something like that. Something to feel at least a little better. Sometimes all we can do is convince ourselves that we're in charge of our destiny. Indeed, I think that's all the world can really ask of us at the end of the day.