
there is no possible way we can remain free."

on monday, george bush made his recitation of all the reasons why he went to war against saddam hussein in iraq, concluding that "the terrorists attacked us and killed 3,000 of our citizens before we started the freedom agenda in the middle east."
then came the question. "what did iraq have to do with that?"
"what did iraq have to do with what?", replied the president.
duh, with the 9/11 attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon.
w's reply?
"nothing."
so why the hell are we there?
source: marie cocco, post writer's group
*apologies to cyndi lauper, again!
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the girls went off to hawaii two weeks ago, and came back today. i was supposed to meet them in the baggage claim area, i will admit, but i was early, so i went upstairs to the concourse level and stood in a semi-conspicuous spot.
as they approached, i caught annie's eye, and waved to her. she almost waved back. then moira spotted me, and i waved to her too. they gave me that look. you know, the one which says "who's that strange looking guy over there waving at me in the airport?"
i can't feel too bad. after all, i had grown a goatee in the two weeks they were gone, so i was not my usual strange-looking self.
two weeks ago monday my wife and girls jetted off to the island of hawaii. my mom (bless her) has been checking in on me from time to time to see if i am "batch-ing" it well. it has its ups and downs, but the solitude (i.e. the lack of screaming kids) has its benefits.
why, you ask, did i pass up a vacation to hawaii? no simple answer, that. you see, when i took my new job at countrywide on april 3, i thought it might not be prudent to skip off to the islands after a scant 3 months of work, never mind the fact that we had been planning this vacation for a year.
so i sacrificed a vacation and worked 10- to 11-hour days while the girlz were gone, knowing full well that i couldn't be guilted or nagged for working long hours. we'll see what happens when they get back.
i have had some time to catch up on some stuff around the house, and to stay in touch with friends lost over the years, and to remember silly stuff like birthdays (see here).
on the homefront, i even got to test my new media room all by myself and crank up the surround sound without worry about anyone asking me to turn it down.
tuesday morning, it all comes to a close.
next year, i pick the vacation spot. methinks the east coast is due for a visit soon so we can show off the girls to all my cousins.
happy birthday susy fischer.
happy birthday gene.
"i was stressed out, so i went to see the doctor
and I told him i was worried about the upcoming election. . ."
rush limbaugh