Month: March 2003
My Father and the Cruise Missile
Posted on March 26, 2003 in Adolescence Morals & Ethics War
The night the cruise missiles rained on Bagdhad in 1991, I lay in my bed. I was desperate; I was in a distinct, determined minority because of my opposition, and I was not at all quiet: I was screaming.
Aging
Posted on March 26, 2003 in Cats
She’s gone bow-legged from the weight of her belly and she uses her claws to climb up on the couch and the bed.
Dream
Posted on March 26, 2003 in Dreams
We’ve moved into our mother’s house it seems, but she isn’t there. We’re still keeping the cats and a broad selection of other animals, including a large bat which has two young that it suckles on a wall over the kitchen table. Some gigantic ants (nearly two inches long) come into the house through a crack over the sliding glass door. I spray them with ant killer and worry that this will hurt the baby bats, though they are far across the room. Most of the giant ants turn out to be dead already and clumped together in a huge pile, like a multiple car pileup on a road.
Apologies and Comments
Posted on March 25, 2003 in Ettiquette
I don’t think that apologizing is a sign of weakness. Like many of my closest friends, I feel that an apology is a sign of personal strength and integrity.
A Bad Attitude
Posted on March 25, 2003 in Writing Groups
When the circle got to me, I said “I hate this kind of thing. My past is this….” and I rattled off the various things that I had done or published over the years. “….but that’s not important. I’m in this to do the writing, to make good stories.”
Candle Vigil Continues
Posted on March 25, 2003 in March16Vigil
The only requirement is that you support the end of the Iraq conflict by peaceful means, that you are willing to state to the world “I still hope”, as these others have
War Blogging
Posted on March 24, 2003 in Crosstalk Pointers
Still no care packages for soldiers from me. I stand by what I have said on that subject.
A Sensible Way to Help Americans
Posted on March 24, 2003 in Appeals and Goodwill War
The grandstanding of some bloggers who are making care packages to send off to soldiers is misplaced. I can imagine the pain in some soldiers as they think of the families scraping by back at home while they eat chocolate bars.
A Personal Checklist for War Activism
Posted on March 24, 2003 in War
Here are some things I intend to devote my time to regarding this war.
Support our Troops? — The Question is HOW?
Posted on March 24, 2003 in Crosstalk Morals & Ethics War
Photos of “our boys” show them to be relatively fat and happy compared to these children. They will be in the crucible for a matter of weeks. The children of Iraq were born to this horror and they’ve been in it for years.
