"HI THERE, I'M GLAD I'M NOT IN DENVER TODAY"

That is what "the trucking Bozo" said at the top of his show today on XM radio channel 171. Being enroute to Denver from Houston, the satellite messages and satellite radio, and wireless aircard made it crystal clear that I wasn't going to be in Denver either.

They closed all the interstates leading into Colorado, and by afternoon....they closed the Denver Airport. They announced that even the UPS trucks were turned back to the hub. A full blown blizzard was wreaking havoc there. The Accuweather.com weather map showed (and currently still shows) this massive snow storm system just spinning over a big chunk of Colorado, coming around again and again.

So, not being much interested in getting mixed up in all that, we'll just wait this one out down here in Texas...maybe take another look at the radar screen when the sun comes up.

Ended up not getting much rest last night down in Houston, after about 14 or 15 times having hookers or drug dealers or beggars knocking on the door selling everything from pirated porn dvd's, crack cocaine, women, you name it...we finally just left that nice cozy spot and parked on a city street. Sheesh. So ..."HI THERE, I'M GLAD I'M NOT IN HOUSTON TODAY" is a much more meaningful thing to say.

Christmas time is upon us and its not looking like we'll get home in time. Makes me mindful of our soldiers that are spending their holidays away from home in Iraq reducing the number of terrorists that will be headed for our shores as soon as we quit fighting them over there. When Japan attacked the USA at Pearl Harbor...the next years were followed by a massive deployment of our brave armed services until there just wasn't anybody wanting to fight us anymore.

Now I know there are alot of people who do not realize how completely necessary our current war is, but when the attack on the twin towers, the pentagon, etc...took all those American civilian lives...do people really think the terrorist network just folded up their hands in joy and said "it is finished" we have no further need to attack the USA, its a done deal? Their war on us did not END with 9/11...we just moved it to their turf, just like in the days of Pearl Harbor.

What really concerns me is that instead of realizing how critically important it is that we obliterate any of those crazy suicidal maniacs, there are way too many Americans thinking this is like Vietnam and that we're dealing in matters that don't concern us.

These are the Americans that do not understand that the twin tower attack was intended to be the first of MANY attacks (actually it wasn't even the "first"), The enemy had declared war on us and was determined to fight us on our homeland. I'm thankful to God that we didn't sit around and keep getting attacked here. I'm thankful to those soldiers who are risking their lives to get the job done over THERE.

It appears though that a time may come very soon when those who think this war is "Iraq's problem" will take charge of and change things up, bringing the war to our own country again instead of destroying it over there. So while the popular news thrust is "oh my gosh, the president wants to send MORE troops?!"...Personally I think we need to quadruple our armed forces, Send at least 750,000 additional troops, wipe em out, clean it up, and come home. Why so many? Because, if Syria or Iran is where the insurgent terrorists are coming from...those two countries would look like the twin towers on 9/12. Somehow someway it would be wonderful if the media brainwashed Americans in this country could see what our President sees and help us end this once and for all.

Do you need to post a comment disagreeing? Be a waste of time, I already realize there are many brainwashed Americans that just flat don't understand why it is REALLY necessary. You'd just be adding your name to that list.

Besides, as you can tell from the lack of political rampages in my previous blogs...I hate political discussions, and this really isn't about politics. Its about me wishing our soldiers knew that at least some of us back home UNDERSTAND how vitally important their mission is, some of us understand what a heroic sacrifice and MEANINGFUL sacrifice they are making. So while its a bit annoying to me that I won't make it home for Christmas this year...there are some who won't make it home for Christmas ever again, so that I have a home to go to...and I can't thank them enough.

Thats how I feel about it, and this IS MY blog.