The New York Times today I found to be a collection of very heavy and complex stories..and if I am being perfectly honest...depressing to no end. From the front page story "A Well-Written War, Told in the First Person" where a soldier found poetry to be his only true outlet to the international page where I read Iran was not only not stopping their nuclear plan but increasing their supply of uranium..my head was spinning.
There was one positive story- the Super Bowl win for the Saints- certainly an amazing victory for a team whose members lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. However, despite that being the case, it was the last thing I wanted to see on the front page..after all, it is just a game.
There are horrible things happening abroad and throughout this country and those are the things I want to stay informed about, even though they undoubtedly will be hard to swallow most of the time. Our government is on the cusp of some major changes and we are all holding our breath to see whether those changes are going to be good or bad in the long run and I'm scared for the future of this country,the world and MY future. Today's paper did not give me any peace of mind concerning that...
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