I need to think about something else...

I have been sitting here reading various articles about the European attempts to round up the 7/7 and 7/21 London Bomb plotters., and I am once again amazed by those who continue to say that there is not a real and ongoing War on Terror. Additionally, earlier this week the Joint Terrorism Task Force made a major arrest. in Newark, NJ...so my question is, why are people still refusing to see that actions are being taken?

It is my view that most of them are doing so from a motive that is purely partisan. If they admit that terrorist threats are out there, they will be forced to admit that the accusations of Republicans "crying wolf" during the campaign were incorrect.

On another note, I found this argument. , made by noted Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer, that pretty much turns on end the oft stated view that the War in Iraq has been a driving force for terrorist reqruitment...

...especially this portion....

"But let's assume, for the sake of argument, that there are Muslims energized by Iraq--who were not energized by Western colonialism, American imperialism, Hollywood decadence, the Roosevelt-Saud alliance, the Afghan war, Zionism, feminism or other alleged outrages against Islam. They were living contentedly, tending their shoe shop in Riyadh, and all of a sudden they discovered the joys of jihad and the lure of heavenly posthumous sex awaiting them at the other end of a suicide bombing."

...That is pretty difficult to argue.

Sick Kitty

Paisley...one of our cats (the Calico in the picture) is in the Cat Hospital in Critical Condition.....the docs are not sure what is wrong, but she was very sick today, and started making gurgling sounds.....not a good thing. She is almost 16 years old (the other cat in the picture is approaching 17. Hopefully they will figure out the problem.

July 30,2005
They found a massive blockage in her digestive tract (likely a piece of saran wrap), her fever spiked to 104, and it was unlikely she would survive surgery, so we had Paisley euthanized....tough decision...but we didn't want her to have any more pain.

Different Day...Different Adventure

July 27, 2005

Elisa and I decided that we needed a little time away from the desert..so this morning we drove down to the Getty Museum. It was our first visit..and, it will not be our last. The collections at the museum are very impressive, from the Illuminated Manuscripts, the statues, the antiquities, to the masterpieces, it is all first rate. The museum compares quite favorably with other museums we have visited (Elisa has done the Louvre, and we have done the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC several times), and the grounds are probably the finest that I have seen thus far.

Vegas

July 21, 2005

Our summer adventure continued with dinner in the Top of the World Restaurant. The occasion was a celebration for our friends, Jeff and Maggie. Maggie, who was told she less than a year to live, is celebrating 5 years of cancer-free living after a very successful surgery at the hands of a great doctor.
The food was amazing, the view breathtaking, and the company was wonderful.