Saturday, August 06, 2005
Saturday Aug. 6, 2005 - Year 3, Day 139 - as old as time
12C this morning, gorgeous sunrise; Gusta & I took Maureen for a walk to Fish Creek & introduction to stairmaster hill . . . a great workout to start the day
battles of ideology are as old as time, the tools a mix of old & new . . . so many years later, the scars of Hiroshima are fading as are memories; today we focus on the Iraq quagmire as fears ripple in every country regarding terrorism
geo-political drama is painful to watch from any vantage point as wise & good hearted people wage war & defense with each other like it was board game strategy; it seems like they never learn new ways of figuring things out
are there parallels, I wonder, between how we deal with each other relative to these things; do people to crappy things to friends & family in the same old way . . . mini battles of ideology bolstered by repeating counterproductive behaviours & proven poor strategies
do we [people or countries] truly have the ability to genuinely change or is it just pretentious window dressing attempts to fake change
August 6, the day that ushered in the atomic age, a day of such unspeakable horror that gave rise to the cold war & cold fear as cold hearted men began the ‘balance of power’ tug of war that characterized the 2nd half of the 20th century
a day of rest & play awaits as MM & Gusta & I are off to the Millarville market; later some golf @ Shawnee followed by a birthday [mine] dinner with my dad & daughters Carla & Krista; I am mightily impressed & thrilled tons
today I’ll celebrate the last day of my 53rd year . . . thanks for coming along to help me enjoy the ride
till tomorrow then, when you are all a day older . . . while I will be a year older
Mark
342,440
battles of ideology are as old as time, the tools a mix of old & new . . . so many years later, the scars of Hiroshima are fading as are memories; today we focus on the Iraq quagmire as fears ripple in every country regarding terrorism
geo-political drama is painful to watch from any vantage point as wise & good hearted people wage war & defense with each other like it was board game strategy; it seems like they never learn new ways of figuring things out
are there parallels, I wonder, between how we deal with each other relative to these things; do people to crappy things to friends & family in the same old way . . . mini battles of ideology bolstered by repeating counterproductive behaviours & proven poor strategies
do we [people or countries] truly have the ability to genuinely change or is it just pretentious window dressing attempts to fake change
August 6, the day that ushered in the atomic age, a day of such unspeakable horror that gave rise to the cold war & cold fear as cold hearted men began the ‘balance of power’ tug of war that characterized the 2nd half of the 20th century
a day of rest & play awaits as MM & Gusta & I are off to the Millarville market; later some golf @ Shawnee followed by a birthday [mine] dinner with my dad & daughters Carla & Krista; I am mightily impressed & thrilled tons
today I’ll celebrate the last day of my 53rd year . . . thanks for coming along to help me enjoy the ride
till tomorrow then, when you are all a day older . . . while I will be a year older
Mark
342,440
