Enui

It is kind of sad that the space shuttle program has come to an end. There are probably more people on the planet born after we quit going to the moon than people who remember going there the first time. What has happened? I'm not sure which is worse, quitting the actual going to the moon or losing the desire to go there. I think most people have personal goals that give them a sense of purpose. Not having a purpose would be depressing. To be honest I have no idea what our national purpose might be nowadays. I know we are fighting some wars, I know there's a fight over our national debt. I know some folks are involved in some ideological struggles regarding the wars and the national debt. I don't see some grand design involved in either. Some times I start a painting by just slapping some paint on canvas and seeing where it takes me. Maybe that is what is happening in our society. Our leaders are just slapping on some stuff and who knows where it will take us. It's a reasonable approach to painting but I'm not sure it's anyway to run a country.

Russell