I called my girlfriend last night and her husband answered. He said she
was taking a nap and he would let her know that I called. He said he was
feeding the baby and in fact I could hear him in the background.
Normally my friend's husband is very friendly and gregarious. His voice
sounded different and he appeared to be unusually sullen and quiet. I
asked him if everything was o.k. and he embarked on what appeared to be
an explanation of his family. I still wasn't getting it until he said"He
was the Bus Driver." "The Bus Driver?" I asked. He then proceeded to
tell me that a cousin of his was the Bus Driver who was driving the Bus
in Jerusalem that was blown up the day before. "The family had just gone
to a wedding the day before" he said, "And the next day they all had to
go to a Funeral." " I'm so sorry " was I all I could say. When my
girlfriend first met him she told me he was an Israeli. They have been
married now for three years. I really love both of them.......they are a
great couple. Harriet and I have been friends now for several years.
Luigi and I have gotten together with them a few times. That Six Degrees
of Separation or whatever that phenomenon is, has really brought this
close to home for me. Hearing about the latest act of terrorist violence
in the Mid East just a couple of days ago, and then to actually speak to
a friend that had family on that doomed bus. He also mentioned to me
that his mother and father "live 200 feet from that Bus stop where it
was blown up." I'm not sure what to say any more at this time. All this
violence is making me sick. I'm also sick of the UN; sick of
Politicians, ..........sick of the whole thing........do I
meditate?....do I pray?....will this ever end....? NO! I am not going to
boycott Starbuck's!!! Just because they're Jews!...There are good
Muslims out there; but this specific Muslim Organization wants
Starbuck's boycotted. If that isn't anti-semitism............. All
political discussions seem pointless to me right now. Just that it boils
down to hate and more of it. Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow........
Peach