Outside
Late one Saturday morning when the air is still and thick sits a man without a cause. In the Summer the world glows with heat and humidity. The cement is too hot to walk on in bare feet. the pool is crowded with loud children. The neighbors are noisy too. The food is cheap and greasy. The water is pure clean and cool. A domestic cat wanders the yard in front of a car on the grass. What does she want from the grass. She looks like she is chasing a bug. Anything to stay off the cement.
It's funny how apartments are designed for cars to get around instead of people. Maybe we are ruled by machines already. Maybe it's the cats who are in charge. I have a large black cat who sleeps on my second floor balcony about twice a year. usually in the winter in the rain.

Writing
Blogger has been down several times lately when I attempt to log in. I get an error that says “Microsoft OLE/DB Error ...” which is typical of Microsoft OLE/DB. Some of my posts cover several days of thoughts.

Israel and Palestine (Warning, soapbox)
I'm getting tired of the news out of Israel. There has been another attack in Israel. I feel like saying “These people have been at each other's thoughts for thousands of years. Give them all baseball bats and give it all to the last guy standing.” It is funny that Israel did not exist until after World War II. You would think all this conflict would be older than that. Well, it is. Muslims and Jews have hated each other for as long as there have been Muslims and Jews. It's the same with Christians and Jews. It's the same with Christians and Muslims. Religion is not based on fact, it is based on faith, or what you believe. Hey, that's great. I don't have a problem with that. Without facts to back up what you believe, you cannot argue a point with some one else. The two of you would have to believe the exact same thing in order for your argument to apply. Else, you are arguing about two different things.
Now, Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed on a “road map” to peace. There are groups among the Palestinian people who will never accept Israel. Some of them will only accept an Islamic state for Palestine. The U. S. will not accept an Islamic state for Palestine (Afghanistan or Iraq for that matter) because Iran is an Islamic state. Look at all the trouble we had with them.
Who?
Palestinian Authority: I've found a couple of sites that say they are the official site.
Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades:
Hamas, Islamic Jihad:
Terrorist Q&A: