This thing in Mumbai is awful. And even though we americans who have always opposed this dishonest and needless war in Iraq are finally able to hope that there is an end in sight, everyone here knows where situations like the one in Mumbai come from. That is why all the americans in 2004 who said they felt "safer" because of the war on terror made the rest of us want to tear out our hair in frustration. Unfortunately there are many people here who never leave the states and don't realize what a dangerous place our foreign policy has made the world, both for ourselves and for others. I truly hope that the Obama administration can help educate americans a bit about what it means to be citizens of the world, and can usher in a new era of americans participating in global communication, not just bowling over others and demanding to always get our own way.
Glad everyone had a nice thanksgiving, terrorists notwithstanding. BTW, on wednesday I had to explain to Ava what a terrorist is because we were listening to NPR in the car when the Mumbai attacks came on the air. Interesting times to be a parent, eh?
xoxo
big love to you all
ps: speaking of big love, i saw the actress who plays barb on that show, Jeanne Tripplehorn, at the playground this morning. She was rocking big old sunglasses, naturally, but it was obviously her. Im not sure if she lives here or was up visiting from LA or something.... pretty cool anyhow!
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