Hope you are feeling better and get well soon !! 
Sorry I was a "no-show" the last couple days but I had some sort of virus or cold and could'nt even sit a few minutes at the computer.
Looks like I have a lot a catching up to do with this thread (especially Friday's) and ATRW.
I hope everyone had a great weekend. I'm going to try to read Friday's thread and the weeend thread in between doing a little shoppping and cleaning the apartment (a never-ending job!) and psoting.
May God bless you all! SEEYA!
Congratulations on being in the spotlight today.
Hope you are feeling better and get well soon !!
We must remain firm in face of terror
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The sadness is overwhelming, yet we must steel ourselves for the struggle ahead. This is a wake-up call to Australia, to our region, and to the entire civilised world to unite more strongly than ever to defeat terrorism. The Bali bombings expose the lie that the act of war on September 11, 2001, was simply an attack on Americans and American values.
Bali proves that all freedom-loving peoples are at risk from terrorism, at home and abroad. We cannot let national rivalries, domestic political differences or cynical anti-Americanism divide us. The Bali bombings should serve as a lesson to the waverers who have let their distaste for George W. Bush or knee-jerk isolationism blind them to the realities of terrorism.
No one is safe from the terrorist threat. Many have warned since September 11 that terrorism strikes innocent civilians as they go about their ordinary lives. As John Howard said yesterday, the young Australians partying at Kuta Beach's club strip were doing what young Australians will often do at this time of year: "mark the end of the sporting season with some fun in another place". Yet they were seen as legitimate targets of the terrorists.
We must resist the pressure that is already building for Australia to withdraw from its alliance with the US against terrorism, to "protect" ourselves from future attacks. This would be both disloyal and against our national interests. We are involved in a war against terrorism not because we are the US's allies but because we are a Western democratic country.
Of our family, only she and I remain, and it was important to cover old territory and savor memories and celebrate having one another.
We have for certain, only this moment.
In that vein, I express my appreciation for the blessing of all of you on Free Republic.
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Hope you're feeling better. : )
I, like many others, just assumed you were busy helping your Mom celebrate her 70th birthday.
I missed the coffee earlier this morning! Almost time for tea now!
Pip, glad to see you are back today! Missed you - hope you're all better now!
