Re: "Sleeping in Light" - Ten years ago

On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:26:00 -0500, thus spake Mike Ross (in article
<46tii4t3d2lnrousrfccnlcuhe7i75gtf8@xxxxxxx>):

On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:45:38 GMT, Amy Guskin <aisling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You may have the last word. Have a nice day.

Famous last words... I've just fought three structure fires (one including a
rescue of a 90 yr old woman) in 18 hours and am in no condition to argue with
anyone about anything! If that was a nice day I'd hate to have a bad day :-)

(It's all Joe's fault anyway; ASM 36 had at least a little to do with me
becoming a firefighter..) <<

Mike...you're a firefighter? Okay, you get a total pass from me the next
time we disagree about something. :-) You guys are amazingly brave, and I
have nothing but respect and admiration for what you do. When people throw
around the term 'hero' willy-nilly, I always think that firefighters (and
cops) are the ones who really deserve the moniker.

Amy
--
"This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is our time
- to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids;
to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American
Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth - that out of many, we are one;
that while we breathe, we hope, and where we are met with cynicism, and
doubt, and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that
timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes We Can."
President-elect Barack Obama, November, 4, 2008

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