Optimist Clubs are service organizations dedicated to bringing out the best in kids. In South Pacific nurse Nellie Forbush called herself a "cockeyed optimist" with appropriate lyrics. A White House economic guru spoke of "cautious optimism". And the columnist Tom Friedman on CSPAN described a meeting with an Israeli general who said he (TF) was an optimist because of his short stature he could only see the glass half full. But these incidents are rare as optimism is being squeezed by pessimism, pragmatism, realism, tarty tweets and snarky snippets of cynicism. There is hope - March 20 is the first day of Spring. I am optimistic and counting the days.
tjs
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