Urgh! Okay, the Pacers are now officially just a bunch of THUGS! In less than 2 years, if you are involved with 3 shootings and/or bar fights I think that the problem might be YOU! The Pacers need to clean up this team. We love basketball too much in Indiana to be "sidelined" by the nightlife of these players.
Also, IU needs to get rid of Sampson, his recruiting problems are unacceptable at IU. I hope alumni refuse to donate until he is gone.
Monday, December 10, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
The War
My father was in World War II. He never talks about it. I used to think that he did not talk about it because he was sure he was going to die waiting on a boat in the Pacific to invade Japan. I thought that he just did not want to relive the fear he must have felt. I USED to think that. Now I believe that he just does not know how to put into words his experiences. I will never ask him again to tell me stories he is reluctant to share. He does not need to struggle to find the words to satisfy my curiousity.
Tonight I finished watching Ken Burns document "The War." It is upsetting and compelling. I learned much more about World War II than any history class could teach. The footage and the first-hand accounts from the veterans made me realize that no one can explain the war to those that were not there. There are no words to express the fear the young men lived with daily; the devastation they saw; and the relief they must have felt when they lived and others died.
Of course, World War II was "The Good War." We have the reasons why it had to be fought on display all around us. The Holocaust victims can show us their tattoos; we can visit Pearl Harbor; and we can still see the devastation caused by unprovoked invasions in Europe.
The "War on Terror" is not as easy for folks to see. We are not seeing footage of where the Kurds were buried in the thousands after Saddam Hussein gassed them. We did not see the prisons filled with people that opposed Hussein's regime. In Afghanistan, we won, in a sense, but it is not acknowledged. This war is just as important, but as Americans we are turning a blind eye to our accomplishments and the work that still needs to be done.
We are repeating our history, in a sense. As a country, we did not want to enter World War II, but we did when attacked. We were forced to enter World War II when we were bombed at Pearl Harbor. With the enthusiasm that was unmatched until 9/12/01 we went to war and as a country vowed to defeat the enemy.
Our Pacific enemy in World War II was fierce. They believed in dying for their cause no matter what. All in their country were willing to raise swords to fight the enemy. It was better to die than be taken.
We are fighting a similar opponent today. To end World War II we had to bring about the worst devastation possible. One can only hope our current enemy can be defeated in a different manner.
Tonight I finished watching Ken Burns document "The War." It is upsetting and compelling. I learned much more about World War II than any history class could teach. The footage and the first-hand accounts from the veterans made me realize that no one can explain the war to those that were not there. There are no words to express the fear the young men lived with daily; the devastation they saw; and the relief they must have felt when they lived and others died.
Of course, World War II was "The Good War." We have the reasons why it had to be fought on display all around us. The Holocaust victims can show us their tattoos; we can visit Pearl Harbor; and we can still see the devastation caused by unprovoked invasions in Europe.
The "War on Terror" is not as easy for folks to see. We are not seeing footage of where the Kurds were buried in the thousands after Saddam Hussein gassed them. We did not see the prisons filled with people that opposed Hussein's regime. In Afghanistan, we won, in a sense, but it is not acknowledged. This war is just as important, but as Americans we are turning a blind eye to our accomplishments and the work that still needs to be done.
We are repeating our history, in a sense. As a country, we did not want to enter World War II, but we did when attacked. We were forced to enter World War II when we were bombed at Pearl Harbor. With the enthusiasm that was unmatched until 9/12/01 we went to war and as a country vowed to defeat the enemy.
Our Pacific enemy in World War II was fierce. They believed in dying for their cause no matter what. All in their country were willing to raise swords to fight the enemy. It was better to die than be taken.
We are fighting a similar opponent today. To end World War II we had to bring about the worst devastation possible. One can only hope our current enemy can be defeated in a different manner.
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