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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
You know, there were 20 bomb explosions in Baghdad yesterday, and more than 30 killed. Yesterday was a bad day here, but most people are counting their blessings during it and despite it.
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This. My boss runs Boston every year and was there -- his mom's a runner of some acclaim in her age group and was still on the course. Thousands of miles away, I spent yesterday alternating between sadness and fury. It gives a glimpse into the mindset within a combat zone, where the constant possibility of sudden and unprovided death weighs on your mind and causes a kind of psychosis.
