Well, not really. Since I've worked in state prisons for over 20 years, death or injury has always been a possibility. You keep it in the back of your mind and don't dwell on it, or you won't be able to do your job.
Because you are so enamoured with Jessica Lynch, you will never be able to see things as others see them, nor understand where they are coming from. I, myself don't understand or agree with some of the things she's said and done. It doesn't mean I wish her ill will. I'm just expressing some feelings based on my beliefs and background. And of course, my age probably plays a role in what I think, say and do on certain issues. If others don't like that, well, that's just too bad, and as my mother always said: "If they don't like me as I am, then they don't have to bother with me".
Or how about this one:
My mother's menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.
People make assumtions all the time in their everyday lives. For you to deny that shows how far you have to go to support your points.
Because you are so enamoured with Jessica Lynch,...
I'm not enamored with her. The only military threads I initiate posts on are ones where our troops get nitpicked. So it's only been Lynch, the Australian prostitute thread, and the Iraqi wives threads that I've posted to.