The Black Hole that is Summer Employment

To the handful of people who might make some attempt to regularly visit my huymble blog, please accept my sincrest of apologies. I have spent much of the past two months working 50 to 60 hours a week landscaping. Needless to say, any spare time I do have is eagerly consumed spending time with my wife and son, who just recently took his first steps. Don't get me wrong, though, because I really do love the work. There's just something really neat about transforming piles of dirt and clay into something that looks truly remarkable. I'll even give my boss some free advertising. You can get an idea of the kind of work we do here.

Much has been happening in the world as of late. More Canadian soldiers have been killed in Afghansitan. Israel has been at war with Hezbollah. Edmonton mourns the dismal performance of their beloved Eskimos. All in all, it's been crazy just as anyone could expect it to be and I don't really have much to add that hasn't already been said. The price of being a lazy blogger I suppose.

I will say one thing about the conflict in the Middle East and the recent ceasefire introduced by the UN. To be honest, I don't have high expectations for any sort of lasting peace. After seeing how ridiculously one-sided Kofi and his merry band have been, it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Hardly even a mention of Hezbollah. Wow... now that's an honest broker right there. Yep.

I am not an advocate for war. However, I do support the use of force where necessary because sometimes it is the only way to get things done, period. It's nice that people can be idealistic and hope that talking things through and getting in touch with one another's feelings will solve each and every world problem. Unfortunately, not everyone wants to be all warm and fuzzy, especially when it comes to those who are different.

Hezbollah advocates for the destruction of the state of Israel and the Jews. Not exactly the most lofty of ambitions. Maybe I'm in the minority on this one but I'd like to think that there wouldn't be too many people who would just sit back if your neighbors hated you and sought to find ways to kill you.

I admit that this is an extremely complicated issue that I cannot even begin to properly elaborate on. I do feel very strongly that Israel is doing something that needs to be done. This will be interesting to watch in the coming weeks.

Now, off to bed for me. I have a busy day ahead of me tweaking sprinkler systems. With the summer winding down I should hopefully be able to post more often to you, my loyal reader (Hi, Mom).