I feel like I should be talking about France.
I honestly don’t know what to say about that situation. I could say that I feel numb, but the feeling is different than that. I feel like terrorism has become far more prevalent in our world and I am far less emotional about it. I won’t go so far as saying that the mass murder of people feels normal, but it does feel expected. We are built up for this from the media, from the government, from the military. We are reminded all the time that safety exists only as an illusion to me maintained with vigilance.
It isn’t that I don’t feel safe. I don’t consider safety much at all. I avoid, for the most part, any mental travels down the road of ‘will we be attacked by terrorists?’ I think we all have that ability to close out thoughts and to not approach certain ideas because to do so would suck up all of our attention and energy.
I think the situation in France shatters that much in the way 9/11 did. I think that people are going to be a little more scared. By people I mean authorities and those who are paid to worry and now are worried that something might happen to us on football Sunday.
Lets hope their vigilance keeps things on the up and up.
Some Thoughts:
- I haven’t posted scores in a while.
- Here’s a score: Holly Holm KO’s Rousey. Who knew?
- And then this happened. I have an 11 yr old. He isn’t doing that…