So I was at the "Save the AntiProtons" demonstration last night in Pasadena. We are afraid that since the 1996 CERN decision to phase out the production of antiprotons, there could be a shortage of them in the future. (Now this is where I have my empowered, long-term strategic vision and feel that we need to start working on this before there is a crisis.)
The main speaker, after we had marched along the streets to the campus of Cal Tech, was a passionate man named Dr. Hansford Blitzcheiter (or something like that). Towards the end of his speech, which was relatively (Ooops, there's that word!) short by demonstration standards, Dr. Blitzcheiter was in tears as he spoke fondly of the first "antiproton stack" that he had accumulated. There were a number of people in the crowd who were also teary-eyed at this point - they could certainly identify with Dr. Blitzcheiter.
I casually mentioned to my neighbor (at the demonstration) that things were a bit too emotional and passionate for me considering the topic. He looked at me in a questioning way, reached over and gave me a big hug, and whispered in my ear "I'm so sorry that you don't understand the importance of the loss of a constant supply of antiprotons".
With that, the demonstration winding down, my friendly neighbor and I headed to.......