time is just c r a w l i n g ...it doesn't seem as though it's been five days since the terrorist attacks...

seems people are getting more and more antsy about taking action...it's pretty obvious it's the work of osama bin laden's group, but i think that we've secured everything to the point that we can take some time to make sure that the actions we take are the right ones. just dropping a bomb on the middle east isn't the way to go about this.

this certainly has been a learning experience...

for instance: learning other religions' views on blood and organ donation (interesting - jehovah's witnesses are opposed to blood transfusions, but organ donation is okay if no blood is transferred) Various Religious Viewpoints

also: a geography lesson on afghanistan and the middle east (turkmenistan? tajikistan? kyrgystan? uzbekistan? they don't get much air time, but they've been mentioned a few times in the news now), it's clear that we americans are very shortsighted and concerned with that which only directly affects us. if anything good can come of this tragedy, perhaps it's that we become a bit more aware of the rest of the world.