Letters From War Lyrics

Second Thoughts

There was me tuned into public television, late on a night last week. It was one of their fundraising programs - probably a repeat, but so what - featuring the folk music of the '60s.

Peter, Paul and Mary; The New Christy Minstrels - you know the ilk. My all-time favorite era for meaningful lyrics and tunes a person with a regular-sounding voice could pull off.

There was me, on my couch and in piggy heaven, singing along while Himself snored away in his beddy-bye.

I wish he'd been present, because the music of this era is a major part of what separates us. I was thoroughly rebellious in my day; I picketed causes, wrote letters to editors, and was thoroughly over the top in my liberal views, much of which was expressed in the music of the day.

I was opposed, like the patch stitched to a pocket on the backside of my cut-off jeans declared, to quite a lot that was going on in the world.

"War," read the patch, "is not healthy for children and other living things."

"Make love," implored a patch on the other pocket, "not war."

Fearless Leader was, on the other hand, quite conservative.

A Vietnam War vet, a police officer. The other end of the spectrum. SO not my type.

My friends warned me, 30 years ago, when he and I decided we were meant for each other, we'd never last.

Pthllll. And where was I going with this? I have no idea. I just like '60s folk music's lyrics.

Early this morning, while surveying the backside of our property out the French door in the kitchen, I spotted a mouse about the size of a nickel. His feet were bigger than his head and they were itty-bitty feet. After foraging around for seeds and such, he moseyed up to the container of kibble for raccoons and possums and the occasional errant neighbor dog, and helped himself to a chunk.

Nibble, nibble mouse, then wash your face and ears and whoa! Walter Matsui (cat) was on him like white on rice.

"That mouse is mine!" I screamed, pounding on the kitchen door and scaring the poop out of Walter - who dropped his prize before his teeth got any action. I hid the mouse in a fort of buckets and plunked some kibble in the center. I imagine I'm going to be rescuing him fairly often.

Well. Until he becomes a "gift."

Mrs. Z does not share my affection for mice. Or opossums or raccoons or squirrels. She's a dog and bird person. I'm also a big bird fan, so we get along very well on that front. I'll have to ask her how she feels about '60s folk music.

Letters From Home Lyrics – John Micheal Montgomery | Work at Home ...

So i think everyone needs to stop fighting on this video, and just take the time to appreciate what soldiers do every day, for us to be able to listen to this, or say what we want to say, My father, my step father, and my grandfathers are all Vets, and i don’t give them the credit they deserve, or the respect, and thats going to start changing. Keep up the good fight soldiers.

@Hadaras1 Ah ok just because the Americans did’nt give a warning, why shoud they? they were fighting pound for pouns, they shouldnt have bombed the naval base should they? my friend you are happy to say what you say without concequences or opening your eyes. what happened if they didnt surrender after the two A bombs? if the war moved to the other side you would have been hit hard, and maybe had to use more resources ending with a victory but a recession, Statistics say the yanks had no choice

@baseballman5987 The battan death march had over 100,000 POWs (prisoners of war), there’s a difference between civilians and POWs. And I already told you, all those who were responsible for the march got death sentences. You might have family members who served, but that doesn’t mean you understand why they were asked to serve in the first place. Nor does that make you a military expert. U.S never gave warnings about launching NUCLEAR WEAPONS on inoncent civilians in Hiroshima and nagasaki.

@Hadaras1 the battan death march had over 100,000 civilians and your so niave the us gave japan a warning that if they didnt surrender they would be destroyed its called the potsdam declaration and you have know idea iv had alot of family serve in the iraq war and more going soon 1 grad. this year and 1 next year and i am probly goin into the military i have all kinds of war vets. in my family including 2 in just my grandparents yet alone greats and i know alot more about military history then u

@baseballman5987 10) Bin Laden was a sworn enemy by the whole free world, he killed more mulims than christians and no one feels bad for his death except the mind washed idiots that followed him. Everyone knew he had plots to target Americans everywhere. Finding a book about it doesn’t really give us anything new. 11) Yes. Everywhere. And 12) I wish you’d stop thinking with anger and bias, and if you want to argue a point do it in a civilized manner as I never cursed at you.

@baseballman5987 1) i never cursed. 2) prove it. 3) russia never did. 4) how do you figure? 5) Wrong, dropping a nuclear bomb means you mean to kill civilians. 6) It’s like this: we killed you, but we mourn for you. It’s B.S. and P.S. you spelt ‘mourn’ wrong. 7) Wrong. It had POWs not civilians. And all who were involved got death sentences. No. YOU’re not in Iraq, our soldiers are. 9) The fact that this makes sense to you astounds me. We’re more likely to get bombed BECAUSE we’re there!

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