AIR FORCE DIARIES
By Marquita R. Barr
October 9, 2001 - Urban Renewal, DC Style
In
light of the recent international upheavals---terrorists attack on
Americans killing thousands,
military retaliatory movements to destroy the countries harboring the
Talaban (spelling?), rumors---no---revelation of biological sabatoge
via synthetic planting of the deadly bacteria, Anthrax in
Florida. When you really allow yourself to think about everything
as it is and may become, it seems that life on earth as we know it is
doomed. Who knows what type of timed device these crazed
religious fanatics have planted in our country during the umpteen years
they have been in our mist. Nuclear bombs, deadly biological
plants via our water supply, food, or other life necessity. Whew,
my brain is stressed to even think of the final results. I keep
hearing the words of the character from Stephen King’s story The Stand
saying, “we’re doomed, you know?” (the actual word was damned).
So I drag
myself to work in spite of my raging fears, and sorrowful
nightmares, only to be met with an hour long wait to get on Base due to
stepped up lockdowns. Airmen in full combat military gear with
guns and backpacks. Heaven help us.
After all this, the
acquisition of lower class property to refurbish and hold as
multi-million dollar investment property seems trivial. Who
cares if the poor people of this town are priced out of their
neighborhoods, and forced to live in rural areas of hard to travel
terrain.
This past weekend I ventured
to find a new bed for my boarding room, which I accomplished in no
time, leaving the afternoon to drive around D.C. and study the city
layouts. I took some interesting video clips of the areas of
renewal. For Sale signs, next to Sold signs, next to buildings
that had previously been bought and beautifully refurbished. How
incredibly fascinating---NOT.
No matter how I pretend to
have interest in aesthetic ideals, the bitterly harsh fact of
WAR---deadly, deadly war, haunts my dreams and my every thought.
The multi-place appearances
of the Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ in Clearwater, Florida; Medjugore
in Yugoslavia, Chicago, and many other
sightings. The prophetic writings which described very much
what is happening now---and the final outcome, I almost dread to
think it.
Lord have mercy on all of us. Forgive us our sins, and protect us from the wiles of Satan.