War is over .. if you want it.
I wrote this caption 10 years ago right after Sandy Hook. We've sort of become numb to it all now. It can seem like old hat .. just give your thoughts and prayers, until the next time it happens. This year it seems to be happening more in Georgia.
This starts my Christmas Captions Extravaganza, Hullaballoo and DeeDee too. Like a lot of radio stations, it's all Holidays, all the time, until Christmas Day. Most of this year's captions are fun, kinky, or a wink and a nod, along with a bit of heart. But I wanted to start with a more serious tone. If you need some assistance, please ask .. there ARE people around to help, even when it seems like no one cares. Here's what I wrote 10 years ago, and see how much still rings true today.
I've been trying to bend my mind around the Newtown tragedy. We have relatives in that area, and it is just heartbreaking to know there are so many presents underneath a tree that will never be opened, and lives that will never be lived the way they were supposed to be lived.I know people that are big time gun aficionados and some that are extremely anti-gun. I fall somewhere in the middle, but there just HAS to be something done that can satisfy both sides and stop innocent people from being in harm's way. The way violence is ingrained into our society is alarming at best, and I wonder if THIS is the final straw that gets people talking about responsible and TRUE control of our arsenal of weaponry. I thought that "The person with the bigger gun, bomb, etc .. wins" mentality went out with the end of the cold war, but it still persists. The rest of the world must wonder why these things continue to happen ... as do I.I NEVER want to hear about something like this ever happening again. That is MY Christmas wish."War is over .. if you want it." Words of wisdom from a man who had his life taken away from him by a gun. "Nothing to kill or die for ... Imagine all the people living life in peace." It really shouldn't be so fucking hard to imagine that, right?
There should be something posted here nightly through to 'Christmas Day' which should be posted late on Christmas Eve if I've planned everything correctly. So do drop by, leave comments, well-wishes, winning lottery tickets, all that good cheer we so desperately need at the end of the year. Love you all, and I wish that you'll all be here with me when the calendar hits 2023.
Just heard this from SNL last night and had to include it here as well.