We have an historic doorway that is opening here. It is potentially very good for everybody who lives on the river.

We have an historic doorway that is opening here.

How concrete everything becomes in the world of the spirit when an object, a mere door, can give images of hesitation, temptation, desire, security, welcome and respect. If one were to give an account of all the doors one has closed and opened, of all the doors one would like to re-open, one would have to tell the story of one's entire life.

The opening bid is laughable. It is so derisory.

If it was something that was juicy and good, we would go to them and say, 'This is potentially questionable. What's your input? What's your thought?' And if there was vehement rejection -- just like, 'I hate this. We can't do it. It's wrong' -- then we would respect the relationship.

It's not as potentially bleak as you might think by just looking at the dam counts.