eleven november

today is veteran's day in the united states. we honor those among us who fought in our many wars. we might also wonder what it is about a person that inspires him or her to volunteer, or to answer a call, to fight in a war. certainly there is no simple answer; people are complex. but our veterans' sacrifice is profoundly deep, and just being respectful of that could easily fill an entire november day.

so today there will be no stories about my morning commute, or my recent backpacking expedition in algonquin, or any comments about today's weather beyond noting the temperature of the moment, which is 33 °F. here's to the vets.

--->crunchy bug