Polimom spent a great deal of yesterday in limbo, unable to bring my thoughts together in a way that makes sense. All of my inner turmoil was rooted in Iraq, and it was this story, in particular, that blew my thoughts to the winds:
TRACY, Calif. — The Pentagon waited nine months after completing an investigation […]
Evidently Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the new al-Qaeda honcho in Iraq, is feeling a need to assert himself, and he’s started with the abduction, brutal torture, and despicable beheading of two soldiers:
Two US soldiers, missing for three days since their abduction in an insurgent stronghold south of Baghdad, were found dead, a military spokesman said yesterday. […]
Jeesum. Just look at this mess (CNN):
South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that North Korea had put its long-range Taepodong-2 missile on a launching pad, but it was unclear if the missile was fully fueled.
Meanwhile, Pyongyang said it would not be bound by a 2002 treaty prohibiting launches of ballistic missiles.
Just […]
New Orleans’ leadership has finally decided to take notice of its crime problem. They’re “drawing a line in the sand” and calling for help (NOLA.com):
In an extraordinary move usually reserved for the immediate crisis after natural disasters, a detachment of at least 100 Louisiana National Guard soldiers and 60 State Police troopers will be sent […]
Unbelievable. It took the killing of five people at one time to prompt the city leaders to get the lead out (so to speak):
Mayor Ray Nagin asked the governor Monday to send National Guard troops and state police to patrol his city after a violent weekend in which five teenagers were shot to death.
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City […]
Five days ago, the Chronicle’s Katy blog let some of us out here in the hinterlands know that we should be voluntarily rationing our water:
The ill-effects of a dry season are trickling down to some Katy area residents.
A voluntary water conservation order is in effect for residents in Harris/Fort Bend County MUD #1 until further […]
At the beginning and end of every day, I face myself; I am unmasked.
The voices of children clamoring for attention are silenced, and the strength of my husband is distant.
I stand in the bright, unforgiving light that underscores the marks of time - those lines that map the road of my life.
I’ve been traveling […]