down time
OK, I’ve been spending a lot of my time in my pjs or sweats, working at odd hours and reading like a fiend. I’ve also been catching up on politics — we just saw the documentary on Iraq called No End in Sight and now we’re watching the Bill Maher season premiere. Note to self: I heart Bill Maher. In fact, he’s on the short list of men I find incredibly sexy (Paul Rudd, Hugh Laurie, Jon Stewart, Dave Eggers, others I forget). I think I should have a life goal to appear at some point on either Bill Maher or the Daily Show.
But here’s one thing I’m wondering — who is working to rebuild the Iraqi education system? Most of the academics and intellectuals fled the country or were killed in war-related violence (not just the insurgency — we have our role in this as well). A country is only as strong as its smartest members, and education is the freedom’s promise realized. I think Jefferson said something like that — have been reading Thom Hartmann’s writings about the early days of this country and what the Founding Fathers actually had in mind.
Yeah, I am quickly becoming a sideline political pundit. Good thing I already have a boyfriend (*grin*) ’cause I am likely to become that person who starts deep political arguments with complete strangers and runs the risk of proselytizing because I feel so strongly about politics and the future of our country.