They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

@rutasepetys.bsky.social Fantastic presentation at Waupaca High School this evening. This is the second time I've been able to see you present, and you are a remarkable speaker. Thank you for sharing your gifts with all of us.