Civilized Peaceful Culture or War and Death

I survived a weekend without politics

I spent a lovely weekend playing with my daughter. We watched the movie Enchanted with the lead star Doctor McDreamy—Patrick Dempsey. He played a single father with a young daughter who met and fell in love with a bride to a prince from the animated world. She was sent to the real world by the prince’s evil stepmother to keep her from marrying the prince. My daughter loved the movie. I think at times she would love to have a father of her very own. We went to the Rio Grande Nature Center on Saturday and checked out the new bridges. I think they should develop a walking path along the new ditch. We then went to the Bio Park on Sunday and took a walk in the Asian Gardens. I always find it peaceful and my daughter loves it because she gets a chance to tell her mother all about what is going on in her world. By the way while reading, yes I even got the chance to read, a book this weekend I came across this description of the perfect mate.

He is single or divorced. His occupation is lawyer or politician or both. Intellectual—He can participate in more esoteric discussions with me and our friends. This is important because I like to learn new things from my partner. Leader—He knows how to take charge both at home and at work, so I feel safe knowing that if things get out of control, he can step in and make them right. Does not feel the need to control every little detail but knows when to step in while still respecting my feelings. Wise—He thinks before he acts because he has learned from his experience. This is important to me because I sometimes want guidance from someone close that I can trust and would love to have a partner who can give me some real advice. Political crusader— He must be a democrat. I’m not sure if he’d rather talk politics or have sex. Or have sex while talking politics. Any of the three choices would be good with me. He is affectionate—Shows his emotion though touches, hugs and kisses. He has an actively involved parenting style. He is compassionate but remains level-headed. He is open to compromise—is willing to care about my feelings when the issue is very important to me. He is somewhat observant of the same religion as me. He sees religion as a comfort. Hair color, hair style—Light brown or gray not too long but no crew cuts, eye color—any color ok, age—between 45 and 60 years of age, height—taller than 5 feet but shorter than 6’2 feet, body type—average and a nice voice—someone who like to talk when the time is right and can control the tone of his voice.

If anyone knows someone like this you can feel free to point him in my direction.

Now to a heartbreaking note:

Four Thousand Dead!

Will this war never end? How many of our young men and women have to die before someone will put an end to this endless war in Iraq? In war people die but in peace people develop civilized culture. The ultimate question is which do we the American people want to be known for around the world?

One has to wonder how we here in America can turn a blind eye to what our country is doing in far away places while we enjoy a life style of peace and culture. The news said this morning that on average one American is dying a day in this War but unless we are related to the men and women that are dying we take no notice of the pain and suffering. We are living in our own little fantasy world while good people are dying.