Veterans Day

Today we honor the Vets that worked so hard to achieve and maintain our freedoms. Thanks Dad

Let us also not forget the contribution to America that the GI bill has provided us. Dad from our side and Lin and Candy on Sue's side used the Gi bill to make their educational goals a reality. It was the core that provided the United State with an educated middle class. It flueled the economic engine for global economy. When we succeeded we passed our success with other countries and developed their economic existence. We were no longer happy with the rich possessing all of the resources. An emerging middle class allwayed migrant families such as ours to put down roots and contribute to the productivity of the world.

I saddens me to see that our generation is not so generous. Our institutions of share are drying up. Our government is exporting war and not development. We have lost our leadership to another group as we huddle in frear of their dominiation. Our country was not conceived in fear. It should not support the export of fear in any form. Be it global warming or terrorist threat.

In both areas we need to use our technological abilty to innonvate to support our leadership. Unfortunately we are being lead by fear. I have read that we are close to getting panels made of plastic rather than silicon that are at least 5 times better in generating electricity. Couple this with cfls (the new squiggly light blubs) a significant change will occur in how we generate our power and where we generate our power. We need to support stem cell research as it will free us from the ignomous paradox of living longer but not as well.

I fully expect corporate America to fight this as they have the electric car. But the tide is changing and now the petrolium countries are looking at the end of thieir wells too. We as baby boomers as growing into ages where bio engineering we be so iimportant to our quality of life.

We need to supprt the green revolution not becuase we are fearful of the effects of not being green but the economic threats of not suppoting our economy.

We are the generation of Earth Day as a response to the crazy killing of students in Kent state. Violence and fear are replaced by building and growing within our planet.

The days of Dick Cheney as a leader are numbered. We let our patriotism be sold for our fear. This country must support its military forces. We must also support our leaders in making careful choices as to how we will use this resource.

Happy
Vets Day

Pat