HOLY WAR!

Is Holy War an oxymoron? I've been in a war. I can't imagine anything more unholy. I guess the term originated with the Crusades of medieval times. That was about a lot of killing in the name of God. The Christians wanted control of Jerusalem and the surrounding "Holy Land." It was occupied by ... you guessed it, Muslims.

As a young troop in Vietnam, I had a hard time understanding, "WHY?" I didn't even know those people. The ones I got to know were pretty good dudes. But, someone wanted me to kill them. I didn't know why. I still don't understand why.

I guess the war in Iraq is different? They have something we need. I wonder if buying it is out of the question? How many lives is Oil worth?

Here is an interesting link. I was searching for a meaning of "holy war" when I ran across this. Are we in a religious war? President Bush seemed to indicate that in today's speech. First, he seemed to indicate that the Sunni radicals were our enemy. Later, he lumped the Shi'ite radicals into the mix. Has this now become a "religious war?" Are all Muslims the enemy? Are we protecting the "holy land?" I wonder if there are any Arab Atheists? Maybe that is where our intelligence is coming from?

Moving on ...
Oscar and I just returned from a nice walk along the lake. He's old too. And walks even more slowly than me. We enjoy our walks. I think a lot. Oscar just sniffs stuff and pees on things.

I need to take my camera. The lake has dropped to a level that we haven't seen in several years. The picture I use in my profile is when the lake is full. I need to take another for comparison.

We had a nice rain last night and into the morning. I haven't seen anything on the amount. The plants seem pleased. The lake seems undaunted. We need a downpour upstream to affect the level. September is supposed to be our wettest month. Maybe our lake will begin its recovery. If not, I'll probably not buy more polypipe for pumping water from the lake. I'm counting on the elements to protect Jane's yard and garden.

I'm still learning how to use the blogger software. I've created several other blogs, using different templates. I'm starting to get a handle on things. Browsing other blogs, however, has taught me that I have a long way to go. The ones with animated graphics are especially cool. I'll be looking in to that. I also need to work on controling where the text wraps around images. I'm not getting the WYSIWYG capability that I was counting on. There is way too much "trial and error." We'll get there. Stay with me.