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I have been wondering about something. If we split up everything in the world equally between all the people in the world, would there be enough for everyone? I'm talking food, clothing, shelter, medicine, the works. I wonder what each person would end up with? Who would get my cat?

Comet (the five year-old boy) went off to school this morning without incident. Before he left, he said "I need two cans of food to bring to school so that we (his class of 20) can reach forty and be finished." Charity thrives on competition in kindergarten. He wanted to know if the chicken soup and canned pineapples I gave him were good for you and what they gave your body. I'm sure he is proudly displaying his contribution even as I type.

I have been feeling disturbed lately. More than usual, about people who don't have enough to eat or wear or whatever. It seems so real now that I see children in these circumstances when I go to my son's school. I make my little contributions, but I am still very bothered, as I should be, about people, especially kids, going without the basics. I don't think that should be possible in the United States, even during a recession. I really don't.