Monica: thanks! I will look into it, especially now that our daughter loves “chapter books.”

Lorika, thank you. But plant flowers for yourself at least…it can’t hurt, and your own corner of the world will be a little bit more beautiful…

Your writing is so enjoyable – even on such an infuriating topic!

What I wish is that people seemed to even notice that their money, their country, and their children’s lives are being stolen from them. It just boggles my mind how we all seem to just move along as though nothing is happening. Protests happen and the press mostly just makes fun.

I was just going to throw up my hands, but perhaps I’ll plant more flowers instead.

Hayden: Sorry to spread it around.

Angie: If I were a more selfless blogger, I would probably start something like a badge people could put on their sidebars like Grow Some For The Troops or some such. Most people’s sidebars are loaded with such great intentions.

Jayedee: I thank you!

Pamela: Yeah the mind reels further with what that money could actually have been spent on. It’s morally reprehensible, IMHO. And what really sucks is that we weren’t ALL asked to sacrifice for this particular military endeavor: only a few of us were, and the rest, particularly people like me, are reminded that “we’re at war” ONLY when things like $1Tr have been spent and that a fifth anniversary approaches. We’re at war? I ask. I personally know nobody that has fought there. I personally wasn’t asked to do anything, except wring my hands a bit. Could I have said this about any other war? No, probably not. It’s just wrong on so many levels that all I want to do is go knead bread and dig some dirt and try not to ever look up again.

Rachael: I hope we can all make a small contribution to the beauty in this world. Flowers are beautiful, especially if they’re in public view. So we gardeners can do our part there.

Beautifully written. I will join in the Flower Brigade!