1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...wait, is that right?

I have decided to act. I'm not quite sure what, or how far reaching, the impact of my acting will be...but I'm in-it-to-win-it nonetheless.

My impulse to do something arises from the anger and frustration that I have been feeling lately due to the political state-of-things in our beloved nation. Part of me wants to sit back, forget the enormous problems that we are facing and enjoy a dazed, glassy-eyed ignorance. I can't. Honestly...I don't want to either. God gave me a brain to think, ears to hear, eyes to witness, hands to create with and a heart to direct me. So essentially, its a God-given ability that I possess, and one I feel should be used. So, I must act.

How does one act? Hmmm...I've been stuck on this question for a good amount of time. Along with the part of me that wants to relax and not think to deeply about things, there is another part of me that says, "dude...give it up, you can't impact things! It is too big and you, my friend, are too small." Lucky for me, those two parts are still reletively insignificant and can be pushed under the rug when I need them to disappear. So to that I say, "hate-it-or-love-it, Jonny is gonna act!" and that act will come...in the form of a letter. A weekly letter in fact, addressed to The President of the United States of America. Sounds ominous when I write it out like that. But then this little tid-bit instills a hope inside of me again...

"President Obama is committed to creating the most open and accessible administration in American history. To send questions, comments, concerns, or well-wishes to the President or his staff, please use the form below..."

(From the official White House homepage)

So, armed with my pen and paper, and backed by the President with his "commitment to be part of the most accessible" administration in American History...I write.