 HT to Michelle, who links to others...
I find traveling out of the country very challenging being on a fast. When I was on a layover in Madrid on my way to Venice, Italy yesterday, the closest thing I could find to a smoothie to get a little protein was a coffee with vanilla ice cream in it.
| The extra-large coffee with a pint of vanilla ice cream ... |
Traveling for 22 hours is very taxing under normal circumstances--but then again, when have we had normal circumstances since the 2000 and 2004 successful coup attempts that have brought BushCo into power?
| I deeply sympathize. I'm fasting, too. Work is very taxing, of course, but luckily I was able to pick up an Eskimo pie and some Tastykakes on my way home. |
I traveled from Venice to the frontier of Italy to the province of Udine which is right at the foot of the pre-Alps. I am here for a huge youth festival which includes many elements of social justice and peace work. It is beautiful and the air feels different from other places that I have travelled. It is strangely soft and gentle as is the natural light. However, there is not a Jamba Juice on every corner, so blended juice drinks with protein powder are impossible to find.
| To quote Michelle Malkin, "How much weight does she plan on gaining during this deprivation campaign?" |
| We don't have Jamba Juice stands on every corner around here, either, so I stopped at Captain K's and had a rack of ribs. This fasting thing is hard on a man! |
I have also received so many emails from worried, wonderful, and well-meaning friends and supporters in the US who are concerned about me and all of the others who are fasting. I don't like being on this fast, trust me, but 3 Marines were killed in Iraq today---3 unsuspecting families are about to head into a tailspin of senseless grief and we won't ever get an accurate count of the Iraqis who were killed today. It is going to be 112 degrees in Baghdad tomorrow. The occupiers and the occupied are suffering terribly.
| Yes. I had a little problem at work today. My soul was very tried. Fast Eddy's does make a good pit beef sammitch, though, so that helped me withstand the rigors and the unrelenting pressure. A half box of Whitman's chocolates helped, too, just for a little quick energy... |
It is important to keep our focus on saving the people of Iraq and our soldiers. It is important to keep our focus on ending the war crime in Iraq.
| A slice of coconut cream pie helps now and then, too... |
The Troops Home Fast is a moral response to an immoral act. We can, and must be, morally strong so we can feast on the day that the last troop is brought home from the war crime in Iraq.
| I agree. I'm planning a magnificent feast for that great day. Until then, I'll scrape by with just a quarter watermelon and maybe a nice dish of plain vanilla ice cream. And maybe some snickerdoodles. |
Then our focus can change to holding BushCo responsible for the war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes against peace and focus on never allowing this to happen again. Come to Camp Casey. August 16 to September 2nd.
Cindy Sheehan began her hunger strike against the war in Iraq on July 4th.
I don't think a hunger strike means what she thinks it means |