Semi-political Evening

I love "This American Life". Actually, I love NPR in general. The radio still continues to allure me. Well, podcasts anyway since they are so gosh darn convenient. Every Sunday night I look forward to an hour snippet of Chicago Public Radio. As if I was driving about the city's streets for an excuse to listen.

As soon as I click on "refresh" in itunes, it lists the main title of the segment. In other words it summarizes whether my attention will be held or not. "Arms Trader 2009" sounded political. I was right.

It initially turned me off but I had my knitting needles at hand and a huge ball of purple yarn. Scarves don't make themselves you know.

What I got from Ira tonight: Americans are way freaked out about terrorism. Even now, eight years after the attack.

Interesting statistic-
"In 2005, President Bush said that over 400 people had been charged with terrorism related crimes since the Sept. 11th attacks. And that in over half of those cases, the defendants were convicted or plead guilty. But in an investigation by the Washington Post, which spent six months examining nearly every case, found that in reality only 39 people (not 200) had been convicted of terrorism or national security related crimes. And only 14 were connected to Al Quaeda. Lahkani was counted as one of those 14."

Here's a link to the actual story.


I reccomend listening through this one. If you would have heard this guy talk-actually sob. That's right, he was actually sobbing at the beginning of the interview. If you would have heard this guy mention mangoes over and over...

...then you would understand how silly his entire predicament was.


Smuggling missiles isn't okay in my book, don't get me wrong. But I don't understand this desire to lock people up to "keep them off the streets just in case." Just in case? What the hell is that supposed to mean?

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Today went by rather slowly. Store to store to store. Feuding with the neighbors still. I applied to PETCO right as Phil was falling asleep. You're looking at a potential grooming assistant/sales associate!

i encountered so many snobby people today

and all i could think about

was how i wish there were sidewalks in my neighborhood.

and how i wish nobody lived next door.

and that i could actually walk places

which is a mix of two extremes

but either would do right now

Tired in every way and form,
Courtney