> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of iaamoac
... > Whenever I walk by there, I can't help but be astonished that it was > *only* 60 years ago - and yet it seems so absolutely unthinkable > today. Sure we can all talk about technological development over > the last century, but our ethical development is almost as awe- > inspiring - compared to ethical development over the previous range > of human history. Yep. My best friend's mother-in-law, who I see fairly often, was interned, and there are many others here in California, of course. When compensation was finally made available, she had no interest. I've been close to war, but not in it, and I'm fairly sure that none of us really know how we would react if we were truly there. Speaking of which, in addition to the other stuff I wrote in my last message, I also worked on establishing a virtual library in Sarajevo to replace the one that burned. The Soros Foundation was going to fund it and their first comment on my supply list was that I needed to add a flak jacket and helmet. And don't forget to sit on the flak jacket on final approach, they noted. Talk about reality hitting fast... But the war heated up and we had to scrap the whole plan, so the closest I got to sitting on a flak jacket was pricing them in surplus stores. (That's where you have to get them these days if you're a civilian; it seems that the typical bullet-proof vest is useless against snipers with full-metal-jacket projectiles...) Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
