The war has started. It's a shame that we are in the twenty-first century, but we are still acting like we're in the dark ages. As long as there are dictators who don't care about their own people, the world isn't going to change. I think that the American way is worth fighting for. The United States is far from perfect, but it is much better than anywhere else that I've seen.
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I started reading 'A Raisin in the Sun'. It's a stage play about a Black family on the south side of Chicago during the late 50's. The title is from a Langston Hughes poem that begins "What becomes of a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun.". I've only read the first 30 pages, but it is captivating, so far. I think that the book was chosen as book of the year by the Chicago city councill, similar to 'To Kill a Mockingbird' last year. Sometimes I get so involved with newly published novels, that I forget that there are a lot of classic books that I've never read. I recently reread 'The Old Man and the Sea'. It's as good as the first time I read it.