Just Do It

You do things again and again, and nothing happens. You have to do things, do things, do things. You have to light that match, light that match, light that match, not knowing how often it's going to sputter and go out and at what point it's going to take hold. Things take a long time. It requires patience, but not a passive patience - the patience of activism. ~ Howard Zinn

Old Friends

Hey, old friend,
Are you ok, old friend?
What’ll you say, old friend, 
Are we or are we unique?
Time goes by,
Everything else keeps changing.
You and I - we get continued next week.

Most friends fade,
Or they don't make the grade,
New ones are quickly made,
And in a pinch, sure they'll do.
But us, old friends,
What’s to discuss, old friend?
Here’s to us!
Who’s like us?
Damned few!
       ~ Stephen Sondheim