So it's been almost a month since I posted anything in here ... so shoot me!

I have completed almost all the projects that have been on hold now that I have nothing else to do with my days. Sam's bed, 1 of 2 kitchen shelves, and my computer case Mod are all complete. Done lots of birding this spring ... that was actually rather nice. Jen and I added close to 20 birds to our life list by being available to go birding on more than just weekends during spring migration. So I guess unemployment isn't all bad ... wish it paid better though.

I heard from Libby twice ... wrote back once but not the last time. Not sure why exactly ... using the excuse of not enough time for now, but I guess I could have made the time in between recruiter phone calls and interviews, building stuff, cutting and painting my computer case, and birding ... but I didn't. I should probably apologize to her for that but for some strange reason I am upset with her for her views on the war. I have no right to be ... everyone is entitled to an opinion and I respect others that are different than mine ... so why does it upset me so much that I just didn't want to talk to her anymore? My views on the war are very personal and stem from the whole 9-11-01 incident like a lot of people in this country. The WTC incident hit extremely close to home when I saw Eric's name on the list of missing. I had a cousin in the Pentagon when it was hit ... he made it out with minimal burns but the mental and physical scars will be with him for life. I got angry like many others on the days following the attacks ... and I believe that the attacks on Afghanistan were justified. I don't like war ... in fact I detest it. War sucks for all parties concerned. It's easy to sit on the couch and watch the news thinking only those who deserve to die are the ones being killed. Innocent people die in war and the soldiers on the ground are forever scarred because of what they see and do. I am glad Sadam is out of power ... the people of Iraq deserve better. But who are we to decide how they should live? Why is it us who has to force our beliefs on the rest of the world when we are a country built on the freedom to live your life your own way? We got too cocky and our intelligence service let the country down. The government never believed we would be attacked on our own soil and their mistakes killed thousands of people ... so we went to war to get them back. No matter how many people we kill we will never bring back those that perished on that awful day ... and yet we claim to be fighting a war in their honor. I am the proud daughter of a Vietnam vet that was treated like shit when he returned form war. Had we won the war he would have been called a hero but because we lost he was dirt in the eyes of the American public. I support the troops over seas ... NOT THE WAR!

I guess I still need to send Libby an e-mail.