Neanderpundit

At one time, the Japanese were our sworn enemies.

WWII veterans remember why all too well. Still, that was a lot of years ago.
More recently, Japanese have commented that Americans are lazy. Frankly, I have to agree with that, at least in general.

Today the Japanese are an independant democracy, and a valuable ally to the USA in many ways. It bites hard at a lot of Americans that the Japanese are being targeted. Misha has bloggged about it some, and frankly, I hope he and his commenters are right, I hope the spirit of Bushido is alive and well in their island nation. Whatever the case, I would love to see the people threatening the Japanese come to a hard end.

Condoleeza Rice showed herself as the lady she is, as well as making it clear that she can out think, out act, and out do any of her detractors. Good for her. I’m amazed at the number of deep asshelmets who are out there pointing fingers-“See? she wouldn’t answer the question!!”.

Mr Clarke? Your ass, sir. On a silver platter.

I’m glad to have her on my side. The side of Americans.

Tilled my little garden plot last night, planted tonight. Onions, carrots, radishes. Will do beans and peas week after next. When I got home my daughter was crying because the wife had told her it was too late to go play at the neighbors; we were going inside right after planting. I guess, when you’re eight, things seem like they’re going to last forever. She thinks if mommy says she can’t play with Kenny tonight, she’ll say the same thing all summer.

So I do what I can to assure her; she’s a doll but sometimes I fear I’m spoiling her rotten. We trudge off downhill for some planting- I rake the freshly tilled earth and she pokes little holes with her kid finger to drop seeds into. Then stomps them with her Scooby Doo tennis shoes. Seed packets are stuck onto sticks and jammed into the ground. By the end of planting she’s forgotten all about not getting to play with Kenny. And I’ve learned a valuable lesson myself: Give the best here and now you can to your children. They won’t remember promises, or problems, but they’ll remember what you do with them.