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more mixed emotions Last night at work there was a mild surprise waiting for me. My boss had sent out a formal email announcing my promotion to not only my immediate department, but company wide. As a response to said act there were various congratulatory emails from people that I did and did not know. All that I could do was send thank you emails to each of the people that had taken the time to write me. On a closer note my third shift counterpart had mixed feelings. On the one hand he was happy for me, but he had been bargaining and or hoping for a promotion for a long time and did not get one. There are however differences between us. For example I wasn't nearly as vocal as he was in his campaign and I do have more experience in the field than him. I have yet to see what Ann will say. There wasn't anything from her about the news even though she must have known about it on Monday. She too might be offended considering the recent treatment that she received from our boss. ... A fellow coworker and I discussed the recent events here in America and he convinced me that things are probably different now in Afghanistan than they were when the Russians were there years ago. Now I may not always be that accurate on world history, but I know that for the Russians Afghanistan was their Vietnam. The people that former president Reagan referred to as 'The Evil Empire" spent a decade trying to crush those people and failed in their effort. People might wonder what personal involvement I have in this venture. Well, there is the possibility that my little sister would be sent there to put an end to this threat. Personally I would rather go on her place. I've lived longer than her and there is so much more potential that she has yet to tap. Maybe that kind of thinking sounds crazy, but yes all of what is happening does affect me and I do want the government to think things through before they act. This problem will not be resolved overnight. It may very well take years and that is a lot to ask. Just waving a flag doesn't say enough or solve anything in my mind. More people are going to have to die. This isn't a video game and or movie. Oh, I should also mention that my coworker was in Vietnam. He saw people die and he has two sons of draft age so his opinion does have value to me.
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