Icewind's Ramblings: 2007-04-15

Icewind’s Ramblings takes a look at the oddities in life through humor, stories, and observations on the human condition. It can cover almost anything and is seen through the eyes of a Southerner who now lives in Alaska experiencing life from a “far Northern” perspective. Laughter and a smile is the best medicine for the long dark winter nights in this wonderful world.

Southern by Birth, Alaskan by the Grace of God.
I had all these wonderful posts lurking in my brain these past few days and I wanted to get some of them down on paper before heading off to work this morning. As I sat down to write I put on the TV and saw the breaking news coming out of Virginia Tech, with the 4 hours time difference it reminded me once again of September 11.

It was another beautiful morning breaking much like that day but cooler here in the northland. My heart is breaking once again as I seek answers of how people can be so evil with others and I just can't be witty now.
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. . that can be expressed in the light of the evil committed on the Virginia Tech campus this morning.

I am reminded once again of a passage -- Jed Bartlet (Martin Sheen), The West Wing, "20 Hours In America" 25 Sep 2002
"More than any time in recent history, America's destiny is not of our own choosing. We did not seek, nor did we provoke, an assault on our freedom and our way of life. We did not expect, nor did we invite, a confrontation with evil.

Yet the true measure of a people's strength is how they rise to master that moment when it does arrive. . .

. 32 people were killed and 29 more were wounded a few hours ago at Virginia Tech University . .

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The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels tonight. They're our students, and our teachers, and our parents, and our friends.

The streets of heaven are too crowded with angels. But every time we think we've measured our capacity to meet a challenge, we look up and we're reminded that that capacity may well be limitless. This is a time for American heroes.

We will do what is hard. We will achieve what is great. This is a time for American heroes, and we reach for the stars.

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Lately I've been getting spam that looks like this. If it’s not about the latest death in Nigeria somehow related distantly to my family wanting me to unlock the money from accounts overseas . .

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Or maybe this, which I have wondered about for some time now . .

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If you do need to take Viagra, and you have trouble swallowing pills . .

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I worried if you don’t swallow them quickly . .

. you might get a stiff neck.
Does insurance cover the cost of these pills?

I guess if the insurance companies are going to set guidelines before approving Viagra coverage, what measure are they going to use? A growth chart!
I could go on and on thinking about this but it seems like too much effort.