Weird
Weird to be enjoying a vacation while the world goes to war.
Weird to see a war justified by the argument (articulated as recently as this morning by the British defense minister on CNN) that we can't hold off now because we have all those troops over there--as if that isn't one of the reasons we sent all those troops over there in the first place, to make this war inevitable.
Weird to see a war planned for a decade pegged to current events.
Weird to hear about a "coalition of the willing" from an administration that has destroyed much of the world's post-9/11 goodwill toward our country.
Weird to lament the war and the unilateralist mindset behind it, yet to be rooting for a quick and total victory for our side.
Hugh Humphrey
Hugh Humphrey died in Greensboro. He was a prominent NC lawyer, a supporter of the arts, and a leader in many capacities. He was also a friend of our family, and after I moved home as an adult, a friend of mine.
My favorite memory of Hugh is from a huge party my mom threw when Lisa and I got engaged. He came through the receiving line, looked at the long procession of people still waiting to wish us well, and said, "You'll need a drink." Then he went and fetched me a bourbon-and-soda.
I was thinking of him yesterday -- before I heard he had died -- because he was taken ill while skiing here a few years ago. This morning, by coincidence, I saw an old friend from home -- his god-daughter, Josie -- who is also here this week with her family. We hugged and got a little sad together, but I was glad to share that moment with her.
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