Thursday, December 9, 2004THE GENETIC ROOTS OF WARWe wage war because we are human. The need to engage in the murderous, barbaric acts that inevitably lead to the rape (and rape is ALWAYS a part of war, even by the "good" guys) and pillage of other groups of humans very much like ourselves, is deeply embedded in our DNA. One of these days I am sure... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 3:47 AM Comments (11) (link) Tuesday, December 7, 2004WHEN DEATH DANCES WITH YOUWe try to ignore it as we go about the humdrum routines of our daily life, those routines that help us feel all is comfortingly "normal". But suddenly (even if we know it's coming, when it does, it always seems sudden) we'll get that dreaded phone call, or email, or knock on the door, that tells us... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 3:45 PM Comments (17) (link) Monday, December 6, 2004OUR ALL VOLUNTEER ARMYseems to be increasingly made up of folks who did not volunteer. At least not for a second time around. Last night on 60 MINUTES, the CBS news magazine show, we heard from a number of older men and women who not only served their time in the active Army but also served out their commitment in the... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 4:52 AM Comments (7) (link) Sunday, December 5, 2004WHEN LOYALTY, DUTY, TRUMP HAPPINESSI was all set to write a political diatribe about the Texas court system, when I read a post from Chris that brought me closer to home. Seems that our Blogit bad boy is living in pain "metaphorically speaking" because his partner is a woman he can't stand (at least physically). He (unfortunately... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 9:30 AM Comments (2) (link) Saturday, December 4, 2004THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOMIt seemed apropos that my cab driver was a Muslim from Morocco. At the crack of dawn yesterday me and my new MAC G5 computer with the gorgeous display screen and boxes of cataloges and company banners were on our way to the JFK Library for a conference on global education. I'd signed up to be an... Sign in to see full entry.posted by Cynthia at 8:15 AM Comments (15) (link) |
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