work has been very busy since getting back from atlanta. wednesday the storm began to brew, but it really took off yesterday, when we were dealing with a last minute petition to stay an execution. i hadnt wanted to blog about it, but now that its in the news, i assume its public knowledge. just having to think for so many hours that what you are doing legitimately impacts whether someone lives or dies-- even in a small, small way-- is completely unnerving and horrible.
i never really had the need or opportunity to think about the death penalty, other than in a theoretical sense, but here in front of me these last few days was a story about a man who could potentially be killed under it. no matter what we say or think sometimes, opinions about whatever, actually putting yourself into the position of whom you are talking about is, i think, the best way to judge yourself. pro-death penalty? would you have the heart to say someone else should die? if so, would you have the heart to actually kill them yourself? to inject them and watch the poison slowly kill them, because you mixed the wrong dose? or whatever other horror story you could imagine- it happens. how does this make society or us any better? i dont mean to get preachy here, its just been rather unavoidable these past few days, as i am sure it will continue to be in the future.
in the least, it makes me think how lucky i am that after leaving work late on a thursday night, i can think, 'oh, i need to stop at walgreens, get my sister a birthday card, make dinner' but there are so many people who cannot do these things- for whatever reason. it can truly make you appreciate life more, even if just for that moment you think of it, even if then you are distracted by the 10 person line in walgreens.
thats the enlightened topic of the day. patty, if you can find something slightly less depressing to talk about, i salute you.
no real weekend plans, other than (1) a tentative run date tomorrow morning at 7.30AM (kill me) and (2) early voting this weekend. what a brilliant idea, although, i just checked the florida bd of elections website and at some places, the wait is up to 4 hours. can you believe that?! to vote?! our polls also close at 7 i think on election day, super early, thereby preventing a lot of people from getting out. yes, im sure, more enlightening, lively debates here tonight. going to run off my inner turmoil on the treadmill downstairs.
xoxo
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Oh my God, Annie! What a stressful week you've had--I think we all lose perspective on matters that seem to be of life and death importance, esp as we get bogged down in the minutiae. I don't have anything more appropriate to say, but I'm always here if you want to talk more...
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