ban landmines now!

global outlaw of landmines now! i am now one of those people you get bothered by on the street asking you to sign a petition to outlaw landmine production, placement and stockpiling. i'll stop the cheezy ploy but suffice it to say that the landmine museum and the war museum were successful in convincing me of the tragedy caused all over this country (and the world) by landmines. the war is over but the landmines are still claiming lives and limbs today. this world is full of stupid stupid people and the human race as a whole should be ashamed of itself. i knew a bit about the situation before (and had the same sentiments in the states) but being in cambodia has exponentially increased this feeling.

don't worry i'm not going to slit my wrists over it - that wouldn't help anything. plus, the people here don't look sad like the people in the commercials, but missing limbs really are everywhere you look. we are in a major city and most accidents happen in the countryside, so you get an idea how pervasive this problem is.

enough preaching. i don't miss home at all but i would like to give a few virtual hugs to my mom and bro; the shanahans; cuzin bertha mae; char n becs; lainers; dan my man. there's tons more but jeff is the fastest blogger ever so i gotta go.
being here highlights how very very lucky we all are and how much i love the people in my life.
peace to you,
s