[Victoria Delsoul]

My son has connected me to my country in a way that I was too selfish and insular to experience before. I feel closer to the waitress at our local diner than to some of my oldest friends. She has two sons in the Corps. They are facing the same dangers as my boy. When the guy who fixes my car asks me how John is doing, I know he means it. His younger brother is in the Navy.

Ralf Waldo Emerson said, "Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind." Thanks for the excellent essay, Pokey.

[JohnHuang2]

Buenas noche, mi hermana =^)

And Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

[jla]

Ralf Waldo Emerson said, "Not he is great who can alter matter, but he who can alter my state of mind."

That sounds like it should be the Conservative raison d'etre .

Thanks for posting that, Victoria.
I'm not very familiar with R.W.E., (I prefer Haggard 'n Jones myself), but he makes a heckuva lot a sense here.