Osama bin Laden is Dead

But his house didn't burn down.

"His house" is not in reference to that million dollar compound in Pakistan where he was killed last Sunday night but rather to the loosely-knit network of terrorist known as al Qaida which he had been assembling since the Soviet Union gave up their attempt to take over Afghanistan and withdrew in 1989. In 1979 bin Laden was recruited, by our Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to help form a group which would become known as the "Mujahadeen" (freedom fighters). (See posting dated October 3, 2010 and titled "Afghanistan War - Part Two.)
After the withdrawal of the Soviet Union from Afghanistan bin Laden had no war to fight so decided to create his own war of terrorism. For many years bin Laden had not been the field leader of that organization but was only a spiritual or inspirational leader. Maybe something like a high priest.
I'm sure he has inspired many young Muslims to follow in his footsteps and continue his "Mujahadeen" movement. Too many of them are willing to give up their lives in order to murder innocent people. I think it was Yogi Berra who said, "It ain't over till it's over"

Here on the hill it is to be a nice day with better days to follow. We should dry out enough to work some outside. Our beans are up and growing, the squash will soon be blooming and the cucumbers are starting to put out runners. Our tomatoes are still doing okay but not growing much yet - too cool and wet. The grass and weeds seem to like this kind of weather, as they say, growing like weeds. There is much work that needs to be done but some of it will have to wait. We must admit, we're not as young as we used to be and not getting any younger. We just came in from checking out the garder and it looks like it may be dry enough to begin work tomorrow.

I didn't really intend to put out a posting today but then the bin Laden thing came along and I just couldn't pass it up since that is all you hear on television. Thanks for your time and input. Stay tuned - William