Hi
Peggy, I was pleased to see the fall, of a statue of a man, who studied
Hitler and more importantly Stalin for hints on how to rule a people. It is a
day that in my eye strongly resembles the fall of Stalingrad. I know in my heart
that there will be continued unrest,corruption, and death, in this country for
many years to come. I also know in my heart that these poor people now have a
chance that did not exist a week ago. The butcher of Baghdad and his masochistic
sons are either dead or hiding in fear for their past horrors committed on these
people who now rejoice in the streets.
Perhaps today, a woman will not be raped or watch her
children murdered before her eyes. Perhaps today, a young bride will not fear
that the ruling party would call for her on the night before her wedding to be
soiled with their lust. Perhaps today, the commercial shredders will not be fed
men who looked the wrong way or said the wrong thing.
To me it is always a good day when repression and mass
murder are either stopped or slowed down. I think that has happened in Iraq in
the last week. As this story unfolds more and more people will realize this was
never about oil.
I am pleased to see that life is returning to normal
and think you should take life like shadow which is of course one good flea
scratch at a time.
I am being courted by a wild turkey on my early morning
jaunts along the seacoast. It seems the young stud is in love with my little
shiny red car and bright headlights. He actually had the audacity to jump on my
trunk when I stopped to ask him why he was walking guard on this country road. I
drove off at a slow speed and i guess He figured he was Orville Wright when he
flapped around behind me. The following day the brash young thing was waiting on
my cars arrival again and did his little " dance like an egyptian "
throat dance around my car. I have not seen him the last two mornings........I
am hoping he found a hen to harass.
All my love, and blessings to Gene and Shadow.
pauly
Dear
Pauly,
When I first read your response to my writing I thought of saying back that
perhaps you are right, that I should not worry my brain of matters of state and
just take up knitting, for I am sure there are things that I was not aware of
happening in Iraq that will justify us overpowering and conquering that country.
My only conscious thought though is this, do two wrongs make a right?
I respect your views Paul about the preservation of freedom and upholding what
our country has survived on. I also will never fail to thank those that
are responsible for us having our freedom and peace of mind, let alone our
expanse of weaponry and solid foundations here. I am a citizen of the
United States of America and follow our laws and rules. I just wonder
though that our going ahead with our motives justifies the entrenchment of Iraq?
We never heard of the many of the horrid things you describe as being a reason
for our initial attack of Iraq. We just wanted the world to be free of
another terrorist right? So what makes the rape less when we bomb a
country or kill innocents?
I don't have all the answers Pauly. I love you dearly as always and
respect your views, but even the harshness of what you say happens there does
not in my mind settle the why. The rape and pillage still is happening on
different levels now.
We can't even control the rape of a child in our own country and teach children
the values that are needed to prevent that, let alone go into another country
and teach them that if you are powerful enough you can lose your country.
Power holds responsibility with its capabilities. Why was marshel law not
enforced there? Or do we just aim our cannons and say don't try to take us
out, but what you do to your own is your business.
I don't have the solutions love, but I will not try to take up knitting either.
If I don't ask the questions that hit me wrong here, how will I justify it in my
mind that all is okay and walking with shadow is just another phase of life that
brings me peace. The same thesis that was announced on TV of allowing the
normal Joe Blow of the country to partake in some of the money earned from the
oil is nice in sentiment, but in reality will he actally live better because of
our actions if his beliefs were the same as before? Will we create only
new monsters that might haunt us on down the road?
I personally have a damn hard time with us being God.
Had the one true person been there in hiding, the one responsible for the many
deaths here of 9/11 then I would not say a word to what happened. The
proof of his influence and power has always been in the stirred pudding, and how
easily this mad man has fallen apart huh? Reminds me of a cheer, hail the
warrior, the mighty mighty warrior.
God bless those families that have lost a loved on in this war. God bless
those innocents that lost their lives not knowing which side to stand beside or
having the door barred from getting help. God bless those that are still
trying to find a reason to have a united nations for all in this world, a
sounding board that only wants what is good for all of us no matter where we
live. God Bless those who serve us in the military and add my praise to
them for doing a job well done on the orders of your superiors.
From here on it is show and tell, and I hope with all my heart that somehow we
will not forget or fail to take measures in life that leave doubts in our souls
as to the rights and wrongs given.
Shadow is beside me on the floor here, snoring as usual but vigilant to any
noise that might tell him that his 'dad' has gotten home from work. He
does a fake sleep well and snores appropriately, but never fails to listen.
He is very good at heeling when we walk and anticipates my stop before I stop
the movement of my arm as he is forever listening to me seek more air to walk a
bit longer. While I rest, his head goes from side to side, listening ever
so quietly to not be surprised with anyone coming from the shadows.
Sometimes if I stop to visit he gives others his Elmer Fudd look with his tongue
hanging out of the corner of his mouth insisting that unless they invite him in
to look around their home, he is totally bored with them.
Life with Shadow is very simple and pleasing. His only job is making sure
he knows where I am and is secure that I am here once more. His world is
my world Paul. Were it to be that alone, I would prolly develop my own
Elmer Fudd look lololol.
I am not important enough or influencial enough to make a dent with my thinking.
But it is important to me to call it as I see it right or wrong. It will
not fit mosts preferences nor please anyone all the time, but that is life, and
that is me.
I did not see your turkey on my walk, but saw many woodpeckers doing this weird
motion to each other in the trees. I had to laugh and smile on this end
and be happy I do not have many feathers lolol. The bobbing of the head threw me
for a time as I thought of how wonderful it might look on a rap song for my show
lololol.
We can't stop what is, we can only watch and hope that the wrongs cease in our
lifetime.
Love to all tonight,
Peggy