Here's a wonderfully interesting article from the Opinions section of the Washington Post:
In Iraq, women serving in the military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire.(It's about women in general in the U.S., not just in the military... it's just that line stuck me a little.) I try not to approach life with an attitude of anger or bitterness, but sometimes it seems like the right attitude to have. It's also strange (or blessed?) to have a daily life that leaves you feeling appreciated, satisfied, worthy; and, yet, intellectually know that is not the reality of so many others. I wonder if there is any possibility of a compromise between these two opposites.