Laura Dekker gets a green light

Laura Dekker the Dutch girl who at 14 will leave August 10th to sail non-stop around the world single-handed. The Dutch Government had interceded to prevent this claiming she was too young to make this decision herself, have been thwarted by the courts. Read more here.
 Publicity for this event much like the reality shows that have taken over television, positive or negative is spreading the word, (as am I ).
   All of these events, touch each of us, as we all have opinions about the world and how it should be.
Look at the firestorm that has surrounded John Kerry’s new yacht, it’s cost and whether he should pay taxes, why he chose not to build it in New England. All questions we can ask ourselves and have no control over the outcome anyway.