He read the concluding words
in the note after reading a sum-
mary of an article with the re-
quisite link and he found him-
self getting choked up — really,
after that sign-off line? “Wow,
what a mess. Hang on!” It was
then, with tears in his eyes, he
knew that he, indeed, was hang-
ing on like most other Americans.

*exclamation from an e-mailer
about another outrageous situation