Gosh. Mom and Dad and I went to a great brunch at Gruene Hall, and had an EXCELLENT time. This brunch was just a part of their Texas Wine and Music Festival held this weekend. There was a little wine tasting going on, and Grady Spears, the head chef and owner of Reatta in Fort Worth, was the guest chef. He made Shiner Bock-battered fried oysters. YUM! There was a great band there called Hot Club of Cowtown that was just PERFECT brunch music given the setting. All and all, the whole time was great. I got to spend time with my parents, and that's always good. It's ironic really. During our brunch, we were talking about how things, while not getting back to normal, were at least seeming to feel BETTER. Folks were beginning to get out more and such... After we ate, we were contemplating walking around Greune and looking at the antique shops and such, but we were literally too full to enjoy the walk, so we decided to go on a good ol' fashioned Sunday Drive. We thought we'd drive through the park, listen to music, and just enjoy ourselves for a bit. The song on the radio was "Shotgun Willie" sung by Willie Nelson. We were commenting on what a beautiful day it was, and when the song ended, we were continuing our conversation. We ALL stopped short when we heard "and in case you haven't heard by now, we are currently bombing Afganistan." WOW. We knew it was coming, but we were so... at peace today. The sky was clear, the birds were singing, and somewhere, on the other side of the world, we were busy ruining the infrastructure of one of the poorest countrys in the world. We decided to go home and watch MSNBC instead of the drive. Some boob was driving around, honking his horn and waving a flag. I'm just glad he wasn't shooting a machine gun in the air. My town has few rednecks, but they really come out in full force sometimes. I didn't personally feel like celebrating when I know that people, some of them innocent, are losing their lives. Don't get me wrong. I don't think what we are doing is inappropriate. I belive that the campaign of terror that bin Laden and his ilk have waged on civilization must be stopped, and I'm somewhat sure that this might be the best way to stop it. I'm just sorry that the world is in this state. I'm sorry that our children have to live through this. I'm sorry that I have to live through it, but we all do, and (God willing) we will end up with a better world in the end. Right now, that is the best-case scenario. I don't know what the worst case is, nor do I care to speculate. It's just too scary. So I've decided to live my life, and trust my government. It's the least we can do. I am happy to see the rest of the western world align with us, and hope that we can keep our alliances, even when we no longer have a common enemy. This will be the true victory, no matter what happens in Afganistan. God bless America, and the rest of the world. We need it right now, maybe more tha we have in ages.