Went to the cemetery for the first time in several weeks. Cleaned up a bit at Pat's grave--lots of dead leaves in the azaleas--and rearranged the shells and things. I was pleased to see the hens 'n' chickens are growing well. At Jay's grave, the daffodils I planted last year are blooming beautifully. Went to Produce Junction after and got turnips, spaghetti squash, and two little daffodil plants, which I'll plant at Pat's today.
Welcomed Frank and Barbara D. home. They had been gone for three weeks at a wedding in Texas and so on. Asked Frank to be in my one-act, If Guys Were Gals. At the LETCO board meeting last night, I asked George (who played the milkman, Howie, in Our Town) to be the other character. I think he and Frank both agreed, although they haven't seen the play (really just a skit) yet. We're doing a "directors' workshop" on June 25 and July 9, which will be a group of one-act plays. To my knowledge, only Casey and I have submitted, and plan to direct, original plays.
Mary Ann Van O. called to ask if I'd sit in for Leslie at Scrabble today, but I declined with thanks. I want to get the daffodils in at Laurel Memorial and also get a little something for the children for Easter. Asked Mary Ann accompany me to the poetry reading at the Seaport tonight and she accepted. Will pick her up for the 7:00 gathering.
WIDER:
"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."
--Marlow, in Conrad's, Heart of Darkness
WIDER STILL: Oh, Fred Reed is priceless! Here's his "How Not To Win Wars":
http://www.fredoneverything.net/Losing.shtml
2 comments:
Hi Rosemary,
After reading some of your lovely site, I took a peek at Fred's war posting. One thing he left out about the soldiers is that though many soldiers like the idea of war, many are in the war because they desperately needed the money. A large number of soldiers went into the National Guard never expecting to fight. Others signed up for Army service before the war because there were no civilian jobs in their town. They thought they'd be in and out in a few years and now are in an endless cycle of hell and damnation. For them, there's no such thing as a volunteer Army. For them, once they are in there's no exit.
Cheers,
Marifran
You're so right about the desperation of enlisees, Marifran, and of course, that plays right into the hands of the munition makers (more profits) and their servants, the politicians. At the same time, it's terrible to think people would join the military, knowing full well the bottom line: You have to kill fellow humans. Unfortunately, they're programmed from earliest babyhood to believe that line of "work"--being hired killers--is not only necessary, but good and honorable. So why don't we publicly honor Mafia hitmen, also?
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