Post something nice about Russia.

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117. Not so much thrilling as humbling

Talk about being made to feel small!

But I did get something done there I was proud of. I asked Rev. Barber if he had been approached to speak at the Democratic Convention the following year, and he said no. I then asked if he would want to, and he said he’d be honored. I said I’d ask on his behalf if it was OK with him. It was, so I called up a friend who was the long term treasurer of the DNC. He knew of Rev. Barber, and agreed it was a good idea. He said he would make some calls and try to makebit happen. Lo and behold, Barber DID speak at the 2016 Convention. Prime time, too, as I recall. Yes, these people are important and famous, but they are people, too, and quite willing to talk with us normal mortals. Usually, all you have to do is go up and say hi.