Halvard,
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
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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
Halvard Johnson
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