*sigh* ... Anthrax, smallpox,bombs, war, our courageous men and women in harm's way ... lots of fearful thoughts ... but listen to this:
"Freedom is still expensive. It still costs money. It still costs blood. It still calls for courage and endurance, not only in soldiers, but in every man and woman who is free and who is determined to remain free."
~~~ President Harry S Truman
...emphasis mine
'Tis a beautiful day here in the mid-Atlantic. *grins*