Wretchard is correct that we won’t know anything for sure for at least 48 hours. I stress “at least”. I am praying that this thing ends quickly and peacefully. I have my doubts.

I was born in 1943. I remember the gold stars in the windows. I remember my uncles telling stories about how barbaric the Russians were. I remember watching the Berlin Airlift on TV and on the newsreels that were a staple at the movie theaters. I remember my father receiving a letter saying he was subject to recall because of Korea. I remember my hero Ted Williams being drafted to fight Russian MIG’s. I remember ducking under our desks at school about once a week. Those drills were more common than fire drills. I remember watching the Cuban Missile Crisis from a base in Peshawar, Pakistan. You folks have no idea how dangerous that situation was. I remember being fired upon by a MIG based at an airfield in Georgia. I remember a night of drinking with two guys at the NCO club who were on their way to Vietnam. They were shot down in an A-26 about three weeks later. I remember many nights visiting with our neighbor Barbara. Husband Ed was away driving a hot stovepipe over North Vietnam.

Like I said, I’m nervous.