I participated in a vigil tonight in silent recognition of 3,000 vibrant, dutiful lives that were snuffed out, blown up, crushed, along with many more broken families. As I stood there gazing into the candle lit center of the circle I tried to visualize how much room 3000 bright and colorful flagdraped coffins would require...

But I believe I finally know WHY we are at war.

Bear with me:

For the month of January I will be on call for jury duty. I have been called a number of times in my life but for a variety of reasons- moved out of county, no jury trials scheduled - I have never served on a jury.

This year for the first time I could have checked the box that informed them I am more than 70 years old and thus avail myself of the freedom not to be called ever again.

I didn't check it because just once in my life I want to serve on a jury.

So. I believe that Bush, having evaded it in the 70s, decided when he became President that just once, just once in his life, he wanted to go to war.