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This is in response to the following Facebook status by friend Andrew Kamerosky, posted today: This morning, eleven years ago, I sat in class when another teacher came into the room and without saying a word turned on the tv. It took me a few moments to even understand what the image of the burning picture [...] Ahhh… Today is the ten year anniversary of 9-11, the day The United States received a wake-up call and chose to ignore it. For a couple of days, many of us held our breath, at least those of us who knew why others might see us as a target. Maybe, our leaders would wake up [...] Never Forget. That’s what some are saying nine years after the September 11 attacks in New York. And to that I say, “Forgive and Forget.” It’s a better way to live. Less baggage. I find that forgiveness makes my life easier and makes me easier to live with. Seems like it would make the world [...] You can hear the sound of freedom from the beach. It’s the low rumble of explosives, the chatter of helicopter blades or the tandem footsteps of young men with the distinctive “high and tight” haircuts as they jog down the tide line. Nearly inaudible reminders that soldiers are being prepared for war, blending with the [...] 
Yesterday was the first day of spring. After a cold, wet winter, we are beginning to enjoy temperatures in the 70′s. I wore shorts to work Friday for the first time since last year. What we took for granted during our eight years in the tropics – sparse wardrobe, open windows and lettuce – have [...] The good news is that there has been a sharp drop in US deaths in Iraq. As of Tuesday, the Pentagon reported 28 U.S. military deaths in October. That’s an average of about 1.2 deaths a day. The toll on U.S troops hasn’t been this low since March 2006, when 31 soldiers died – an [...] * This headline was enough to make me sit up straight as I lazily sipped my coffee this morning: Iraqis to Pay China $100 Million for Weapons for Police Iraq has ordered $100 million worth of light military equipment from China for its police force, contending that the United States was unable to provide [...]
World situation? Desperate as usual. Tsk, tsk… According to this morning’s BBC story, Congo rebels seize gorilla park Virunga, made famous by Dian Fossey and home of half of the remaining mountain gorillas on earth has been seized by Tutsi rebels in pursuit of Hutu rebels. Nine gorillas have been killed this year, allegedly by [...] “Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.” – Charles de Gaulle Howard Zinn’s essay “Put Away The Flags” from July 1 hit the nail on the head. At a time when my heart is aching for what my homeland has [...] Last week I saw this bumper sticker on a car belonging to a retired science teacher:
Great idea, but where would we get the money? Well, if the U. S. Congress re-appropriated 7% (or $30 billion) of the $419 billion Defense Budget for Education, we could cover tuition and fees [...] |
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