Sometimes it's hard to get off the couch... after this defeat, it may even be hard to get out of bed. I don't know about you, but I haven't been this depressed since my first girlfriend broke up with me when I was sixteen. But crying in the dark and singing Air Supply songs when nobody can hear me will not get me out of this funk.

I was sure I would retreat, ignore the world, and become the ostrich rather than the eagle... instead, I have put together this web site to share not only my misery, but ways that other individuals can help our cause. To that end, here's a list of ways in which you can act (or things you can read to cheer yourself up).

• Act now to help avoid this danger in proposed FDA advisory committee appointment.
• Democratic National Party.
• MoveOn.Org.