Happenings

So, much has happened since I posted last. I’ve discovered I’m not getting as much tax back as I thought, so no new PC. Which is bad. But, Trang and I took my niece Phoebe to the Disney on Ice Princesses thing, which was good.

I’ve booked Trang and I a weekend away soon - which should be great! It’ll be nice to spend some time away.

About the London thing - it was really interesting to see the difference between England and America’s reactions to terrorism. Although 9/11 was on a much larger scale, it seems that England’s long experience with terrorism has prepared them well.

It’s funny how the word ‘terrorism’ has been so subverted by the events of the last few years. The association of the word with the Middle East is so very strong now. I have noticed with amusement how all of the acts of terrorism in Iraq have always been committed by ‘insurgents’. Never ‘terrorists’ or, heaven forbid, ‘rebels’. A good example of language being very carefully chosen, I would guess by someone in the US government or Army.