Whenever I go on a rant, especially if I get riled up to the point of using colorful language, I get second thoughts afterwards. I try to keep my mind open and listen to all sides of a question. This led my brother to accuse me of wishy-washiness, leading up to the recent war, for example.

It's just that many problems come about because of the human instinct to separate an "us" from a "them". and i try my best not to fall into that automaticity.

but as usual, i'm having a hard time articulating whatever it is i'm trying to say here. will try again later. good night.

copyright 2003 carrie lynn king.