June 24, 2009. It seems the times are crazier than ever. Problems in Iran, Irag, Afghanistan, North Korea, Sudan, etc... seem to go on and on. Its enough to depress even the most committed optimist. But here's what I keep thinking about - haven't we been dealing with these same countries, in one form or another, for about 500 years? And by "we", I mean the rest of the planet. It just seems like some of our classmates don't want to play nice. Maybe its time they took their toys and went to a different sandbox.