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What are you waiting for?
Here we are forever it may seem
Hoping to awake from a really bad dream
We came here to help those in despair
To show them peace and that we really care
Our purpose for being here will at times be lost
By the pain and suffering and all it’s cost
Freedom has a price that can only be paid
By the sacrifices and bloodshed many have made
Our loved ones back home continue to try
Supporting us unselfishly without asking why
It’s a war for oil that some people have said
Bring home the troops before more are dead
Politics and mistakes are what others may feel
Thinking it would be easy and not a big ordeal
A few say too many lives have needlessly been slain
But we can’t let their deaths be made in vain
Abandoning now will fill us full of regret
For not really taking care of the overall threat
This isn’t easy and that we can all see
We must do this though, it has to be
No one else will stand up for this fight
Unless we come in with all of our might
For those who still feel this is an unjust war
What did you do when terrorists knocked on the door
Did you run and hide, being too afraid to leave
Or did you join in and fight for what you believe
Closing our eyes doesn’t mean it will go away
We just keep doing what we can each and every day
To defend our great country, we do so with pride
Stopping us won’t work for we won’t be denied
Until the whole world is working toward peace
What we have to do then will never decrease
Praise and glory is not what we are hoping to find
Only understanding and respect or something in kind
I don’t think that is too much for anyone to ask
As we work hard to succeed in this difficult task
Please know that even if you do not agree
We will continue fighting so that we may remain free.
~ By Will, My Lost Cherry Friend ~
Ok, I am supposed to describe myself here. Well, I love life. I hate to miss anything about it.
I am married (16 yrs this year), and I have a teenage daughter. We share our home with 2 cats and 2 dogs. I created this site to make friends. You can never have too many of those, right?
I work full time. When I am not working I am usually at the dojo training. I practice traditional Shotokan Karate. I was slated to compete at the upcoming World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. However, a change in rules and competition format means that I am unable to compete this time around. I fully intend to be on the team next time for sure.
9/12/06: Not much to say today. It was interesting. Work was overwhelming today - way too much of it. I will have to work late tomorrow and maybe some this Saturday to catch up from last week. Corporate America - not always fun. I taught my karate class tonight as usual, and the kids are doing great! Almost all of them test on Thursday for their next belt - go kids! They have worked hard all summer, and I am so proud of them! I can't wait! I had my own class tonight, too, and I worked pretty hard. Love it! Night everyone! Night LC brother!
9/11/06: It's been 5 years since that day that was burned into my mind forever. The day we lost family, friends, heroes, citizens. I'll never forget where I was that day. I was at work.
Prior to that, I remember getting out of my car, and looking up into the sky thinking how beautiful it was. The sky was so blue. It was so gorgeous and peaceful.
I was at work when my friend Shannon came in and told me that she heard on the news that a plane had hit the WTC. I remember thinking that this was such an awful accident. We remembered there was a TV at the end of the building, so we all went down there to catch the news. I got over there in time to see the 2nd plane hit. There were lots of people already around the TV watching the broadcast. We were in a kind of shock realizing that this could not be an accident. Then the pentagon was hit, and I remember thinking that we were being attacked. What was next?
It was a very scary thought to wonder what was next. We just stood around the TV and watched the broadcast. Some folks were crying, some were just staring. I remember kind of looking around wanting to cry, but I couldn't. I don't like to cry in front of people - not comfortable with that.
While were all standing in shock, we heard something about the 4th plane. We were not sure, because they were not sure about that plane. We all broke up and went to our desks to work. I couldn't do it. I went back to the TV and saw that the 4th plane had gone down in PA. I desperately tried to do something for work, but it was not happening.
An announcement over the intercom stated we could leave if we felt it necessary. I stuck around until about 2pm. I left early. I could not concentrate. Also, I wanted to be home before my daughter got home. She was 10 at the time. I did not want her coming home to an empty house, turn on the TV, and see the coverage by herself. Normally she was only home for about 10 minutes by herself, but I remember not wanting her to be alone. I did not know what was told to them at school.
I remember having to tell her about it. It was very difficult. I had friends in NJ and NY, and I did not know if they were safe or not. My friend's husband worked in the WTC. He was not at work yet, so he thankfully was okay. We could not find out though until that night.
Yesterday, I was very apprehensive about today being here. I was on pins and needles all day and very weepy at anything to do with 9-11. Now that the day is here, and I am living it, it's okay. We will all get through it together.
9/10/06: Wow...what a week it's been! I have spent a lot of time with my dad. He is still up at camp with my step-mom and her sister. Some pics are added from yesterday! I hate for vacation to end. Tomorrow I go back to the ratrace of cube-world. I am not looking forward to that, but I am looking forward to that. Does that even make sense? I guess that the sooner I go back and face the music of cube-world, the sooner my next vacation will be here!
I worked out like mad today. I normally run about 2 miles. I stepped it up a notch and ran way more than that. I completed my whole post-run routine. I pushed an xtra 10 pushups out and an extra 50 sit-ups. Yikes. I just layed their for a few minutes when I was done. Too tired to move - not another situp and pushup in me. How many of you out there like to workout as much as me? yeah, I'm nuts.
9/08/06: This week I have been on a lot. I have been on vacation while my dad is here. He lives quite far away, and I have not seen him in 3 yrs. It's been really good to see him. Tomorrow I will spend time with both my dad and step-mom. Then they will be heading back home. It's going to be difficult, but there is nothing I can really do about it. Except not let another 3 yrs go by without seeing them again.
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