sorry - I babble --
Put the flag out this morning, as I do every morning (with a salute) - but today it was furled.
Spent most of the morning packing my gear.
Caught a few speeches on the tube.
Spent some time with my best friend/wife - just doing "stuff."
I have more "GI-Joe & Army toys" in my bags than I ever dreamed of as a kid, and I'm only going over to help finish our "draw-down/close-out."
But the duty isn't done.
There was a time when we got smacked - we not only hit back, but after saw it to the end, and then even as victors, helped former adversaries rebuild, and together became allies against greater evil.
All too much of today's talk is, "We're tired "-- or-- "Lost our will" --or "Bring 'em home."
Somehow in the, "Get-it-Now", "Have it Your Way"-- instant gratification culture we have created -- we have lost our way -- our moral compass, our idea of who we are, of what is important.
The REALLY great thing about Forums like this and each participant's involvement in our "hobby/passion/past time" is; when one gets tired - looses focus, or is on deaths door (RIP Rolling Thunder) - someone helps pull it'--and them -- together.
Guess I'd call that bringing it into FOCUS.
FOCUS is what we need today. Not the Hype, the Spin, the Lies.
We should all WORK for a return to our foundations - if you haven't (re)read the Constitution lately - put that at the top of your list before going to the polls in November. STUDY the candidates - and don't be fooled (as too many have been.)
There is real evil in the world. It must be recognized - and confronted.
Cheers - Jim
