Around the world

By now, many of you have heard of Abby Sunderland, who has recently suffered a mishap in her attempt to sail around the world.

Congratulations, Abby, on making it more than half-way to your goal.

The media is all over her failure, rather than applauding her success.

Apparently, her parents should have stopped her from fulfilling her dreams.

Apparently, her professionally-built boat wasn’t good enough.

Screw all of you.  A sixteen-year-old girl has the skill and fortitude to sail, alone, all the way around the world.  And when it ends in an accident (don’t you dare say failure), what does she plan to do?

Abby Sunderland has already voiced her determination to set sail around the globe again.

“I’m definitely going to sail around the world again or really give it another try,” she said.

(From this article, because I can’t find a reference (yet) on her blog)

Abby: good luck on your next attempt.  Show these desk-bound commentators that you can do something that they will never do.  Something that I am not ashamed to admit that I would never be able to do.

And know that you have done an all-too rare thing.  You have followed your dreams.