Sometimes I wonder how I ever got as old as I am ... it seems to have just snuck up on me. I was thinking it may have all happened after my Mother died, when the incredible thought that I had now become the family matriarch hit me like an 18-wheeler. Suddenly recess was over and there were no other excuses, I had become the "older" generation. Now, to be accurate, the "older" generation comes before the "elderly" generation. And in my case, I happen to belong to that mass of humanity called "Baby Boomers." Our largest population group about to enter their leisure years. Yeah, right! Boomers are nortorious for figuring out ways to use leisure to produce more ideas for leisure which leads to all kinds of things, not the least of which is redefining every stage of a Boomer's life. There is no reason to think that "older" generation Boomers will be any different than they were during any other of their generational incubations.
So, with all that caveat, I'm going to say it is time to announce that recess is over. Our political system is in total disaray and we have idiots out there more interested in playing "gotcha" on President Bush than in joining the discussion in a civil and rational manner. We need to focus on realities ... like IRAN! ... like ISRAEL leaderless at this critical time ... like Islamafacists.
There are two excellent pieces that I read today and that I highly recommend to everyone. They are both rather long, but absolutely worth the reads.
"The origins of the Great War of 2007 - and how it could have been prevented"
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