Marrianna and I went to Asheville to help family, and suddenly all H breaks loose. Palin resigns, McNair is murdered, and that's just as beginners. We didn't know anything about either until we got home this afternoon. I suppose there is a moral there; the news is never more important than family.
We are home now, and very glad to be. I have no comment on either of those top news stories. In browsing through some other news stories after unpacking, I found this article in the UK Telegraph. I have no idea whether Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is a reliable reporter or not, and I'm too damn lazy to look up his data, especially since he doesn't give source or link, but if they're accurate and true, some very rough times lie ahead.
In my post of June 28, I write about balance and the unrest that may be the future if there is none. Evans-Pritchard seems to be thinking along similar lines. I am concerned in several ways. Of course, there is the personal, family perspective. There's more though. Distress strains all aspects of society. Fear stokes the flames of violence, and the tools of violence have become very dangerous.
Perhaps I am simply tired after a long drive and am over reacting to a column. As we rode home this afternoon, Marrianna and I talked of taking a driving trip through Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and Maryland before returning home. It is much more pleasant considering a trip like this than an unemployment time bomb.
I wonder whether there is another side to not knowing the news of the day for three days. We didn't feel as if we were being neglectful because we weren't following every news event for those days. We didn't react in shock when we learned of it either. I am not sure how knowing even the news of unemployment and its possible effects in the future changes us, or what we can do about it. Family remains important, and how we can support each other in the coming months and years is core. We will think of it, how we can help those who are less fortunate, and how we can protect ourselves also. And in thinking of these, we will change ourselves and our behavior, even if only slightly.
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