9/11 the 7th Anniversary, and raised bed vegetable gardening

Do any of you remember where you were when the first plane hit the first tower on 9/11? Of course you do. I was home recuperating from hand surgery watching the Today Show with Katie Couric, at first it looked like it was such a small plane, and that the damage would be minimal. We all learned too soon it was just the beginning of something, which would be considered much more despicable and devastating to the entire world.
We personally learned later on many friends and family that we knew distantly or people we knew through somebody else had perished that day.

I also remember where I was when JFK got shot as I'm sure you do too. I was in my 8th grade math class when a voice came over the PA system. At first we all thought that it was a program on the Lincoln assassination. Soon we were all shocked and crying when the realization of what had actually transpired took affect.

Living through history is what everybody does, if lucky enough to survive.
The other day I received in an email color photos of the depression era that were quite amazing, memories of another very sad time in the world's and America's past, but beautiful at the same time. It was also a true remembrance to my cousins that I forwarded on to them and they did say that they appreciated seeing them.

As you have heard me say before, and as anyone who is over what they consider the age of maturity, be it 12 or 92 or anywhere in between, must know that these times in one's life make us stronger to endure all that comes to us as the human species, whether personally touched or just humanly touched.

Sadly, too many more have died since September 11.2001, and I am not saying that those who are responsible for this horrible deed should not be punished. I am just wondering why wars must be the answer for us to feel closure; by killing more.
Childhood sayings are running through my brain... if blankety, blank jumps off the bridge, why do you think that you have to do it too?
Do two wrongs make a right?

Anyway, that's where this old time peace nick is coming from.
And believe me I am all for our military with much love and respect for everything that they do.
My own brother was in the Air Force, and our youngest son was in the Navy.
I just know that they are someone’s son or daughter, Mom or Dad, aunt or uncle, brother or sister, and I just wish that there were some other way to fix these wrongs that we as AMERICANS feel that we must right, without putting their lives on the line.
After all this is the 21st Century!!!!

History was taught all these years in our public schools systems with the theory that with this knowledge we would learn not to repeat our mistakes, but alas we continue to do so.
Perhaps, ignorance could be bliss when it comes to wars?
Nah, GENOCIDE is something we must pull apart and teach consistently and constantly so all will continue to know the horrors of such behavior, and to hopefully to stop it, although it exists today, right now…

We need answers!
Oh what a slippery slope we climb, and what a damned if you do and damned if you don't situation we have in our laps.

Poignant thoughts to ponder.

Enormous change of topic: Vegetable gardening, my hubby and I have been discussing this probability as a bargain buster, healthful, and energetic concept.
And tomorrow we will be gathering information for this project from our local stores.
So far we have surfed the net for vegetables that we enjoy and that should also grow well in our Florida climate and we also received information from our college county agricultural extension.
Expenses to date are: $O.

Good night to all.