So when I approach this month's theme, bringing up the Puritans and their vision for an ideal community seems appropriate . . .

Where It All Started My first experience with being a part of a found community was a political volunteering experience where I spent my weekends walking the hot streets of the Las Vegas suburb knocking on doors and talking to voters. I hoped someone would answer, and asked them if they were registered to vote. I originally signed up with the goal of beefing up my college resume, but instead of getting into Harvard, I left with a newfound interest in political engagement and

"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, “Lenore!” This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, “Lenore!” – Merely this and nothing more.” – Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven, 1845 Yet in the darkness, there is something… Boo! Happy Halloween month! Let’s talk ab