A new journal entry. I was about to preface it by apologizing for yet another round of Gwen Talks About the Middle East, but you know what, this is my weblog (my journal, as the case may be), and if I want to rant depressively about scary matters I can't control, I'm going to. So if this doesn't interest you or makes you upset or causes you to think I'm a lunatic, just don't read it. Hey, I never promised you a rose garden. :)