and in spite of feeling so sick I wanted to die...

...when I overheard the following conversation among students yesterday, I got goosebumps.

"Who do you want to be president?"
"Obama, duh."
"God! People who are eighteen are so lucky!"
"I know! I want to vote!"

I mean, I know, Obama's trendy. But, so what if he's trendy? These kids think voting is cool! Shouldn't it be a goal of society's to make things that are good for us cool? As in, lots of people will voluntarily contribute positively to their communities? Yes, please.