Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
On becoming 34...
Yesterday was my birthday. I'm 34 now. Why does this seem older than normal?
Because it does seem like more than usual. A bigger 34. The distance between 32 and 33 on the number line is like half the distance between 33 and 34. This is how I feel.
With the birthday comes a new sense of urgency. I feel like time is short. So much to learn and do and say and experience, and time is not cooperating, the jerk.
But I had a lovely birthday with my Sweetie™; we were, as I put it, "shameless carnivores" at Tucano's. Dear me, that beef teriyaki will be my demise if I'm not careful. Which reminds me! I need to finish off the Brazilian lemonade I brought home.
Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. I love you, and I'm grateful for you.
Because it does seem like more than usual. A bigger 34. The distance between 32 and 33 on the number line is like half the distance between 33 and 34. This is how I feel.
With the birthday comes a new sense of urgency. I feel like time is short. So much to learn and do and say and experience, and time is not cooperating, the jerk.
But I had a lovely birthday with my Sweetie™; we were, as I put it, "shameless carnivores" at Tucano's. Dear me, that beef teriyaki will be my demise if I'm not careful. Which reminds me! I need to finish off the Brazilian lemonade I brought home.
Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. I love you, and I'm grateful for you.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Tuesday, December 08, 2009
Some venting...
Recently, a friend posted a link on Facebook about a kid she knew from high school who joined the Marines and was killed in Afghanistan in 2008. Reading about him, about how much his parents and sister loved him, how much this marine loved his wife and children, got me thinking about what we, the American military, are really doing in Afghanistan, not to mention Iraq. More and more I feel the Iraqis and Afghanis are not worthy of the American blood spilled on their behalf. I want my brothers and sisters in the armed forces to come home to their families. I want my brothers and sisters to stop being deployed so many times their kids don't know them when they return. If they die for anyone, I want them to know it was for a people who truly value freedom, who honestly value the efforts of these brave soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines.
I'll tell you right now the Iraqis and the Afghanis do not appreciate what the United States is doing. The U.S. is a force of occupiers and crusaders to most of them. And while I oppose pretty much every single policy the Obama administration has put forth so far, I do support the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan as soon as possible. If we leave those two countries a chaotic mess, so be it. Let the Iraqis and the Afghanis fight for freedom and a constitutional government if they truly want them. For me, slogging it out for years or decades to come is absolutely not worth the price in talented, promising, beautiful young American lives.
I'll tell you right now the Iraqis and the Afghanis do not appreciate what the United States is doing. The U.S. is a force of occupiers and crusaders to most of them. And while I oppose pretty much every single policy the Obama administration has put forth so far, I do support the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan as soon as possible. If we leave those two countries a chaotic mess, so be it. Let the Iraqis and the Afghanis fight for freedom and a constitutional government if they truly want them. For me, slogging it out for years or decades to come is absolutely not worth the price in talented, promising, beautiful young American lives.
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