Thanks, Rebecca. Just between you and me, though, I probably
chose "Idaho" over "Ohio" or "Iowa" (those states I remember being
in the running) because it sounded less like pigs squealing. I'm sure
other factors were at work, however. Aren't they always?
Hal Colourless green ideas sleep furiously.
--Noam Chomsky
Halvard Johnson
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{ Halvard,
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{ I like your poem! especially since, once long ago, I lived in Idaho
{ and it is so true to that particular part of the world so prone to
{ counterinsurgency warfare and nation-building efforts and
{ highly partisan debate!
{
{ Thanks,
{
{ Rebecca
{
{ Rebecca Seierle
{ www.thedrunkenboat.com
{ -----Original Message-----
{ From: Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
{ Sent: Nov 15, 2003 4:43 AM
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{ Subject: "Sonnet: How Are Things Going?"
{
{ Sonnet: How Are Things Going?
{
{ How are things really going in Idaho? A tricky question, at first, inherently
{ difficult to answer in terms of counterinsurgency warfare
{ and nation-building efforts. Small trees (and large) blown down,
{ their "client areas" damaging roofs and garage, cars parked in driveways.
{
{ Highly partisan debate dominates the breakfast-table chatter, the latest
{ violence there, beyond the window for all to see, impossible to ignore.
{ More than 50 neighbors affected by this latest storm, this newest trend dom-
{ inating news coverage for miles around, overshadowing more in-depth
{
{ analysis based on government information. Of course, this being war,
{ the rivers remain largely fluid, despite our best efforts to get a fix on them.
{ New charts shed light on evolving situations, and that's better than
{ nothing, let me tell you--better than a filtration system that no longer works.
{
{ Winning Idaho hearts and minds, and lowering crime rates in general, remain
{ our goals, even with water services at 80 percent of pre-war levels.
{
{
{ Hal
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{ Halvard Johnson
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