Everything I Know About the Korean War I Learned From M*A*S*H

     There are 2 weeks left of History class and you have just started learning about World War II...How familiar is that? I literally know nothing about anything that has happened since 1945 because my history classes have never made it that far! It's the truth! The Gulf War has no meaning to me, all I know about Desert Storm is that it has something to do with the Middle East, and Vietnam and Korea have never been explained.
     Ok, so I know that my Grandpa served in Korea and my uncle went to Nam. And I know it must have been really horrible because neither of them ever even wanted to mention their time there at all. Not much else. Sad, huh?
     So, Korea:

• Had mobile hospital units
• Lots of people got hurt
• Chinese & North Koreans=bad guys
• Trapper is cute
• Radar is awesome
• Hawkeye is funny and horny.

Yep. That about sums it up.

Yesterday I Got Older

     21. It seems so old. Like I never really thought I would ever get there. Here. But what's the big deal anyhow? How come it makes me feel so extremely old and sad? Maybe it's because of all the things I haven't done. Seriously, how many girls make it to their 21st birthday without ever having a boyfriend? Without getting out of the VL club? Me.
     But what about all the things I have done? I have been to Mexico and played with a dolphin. I have traveled around O'ahu in a convertible with family. I have ridden horses through the mountains. Camped out at the beach. Oohed and ahhed at Sea World.
      I have had my heart broken, cooked thousands of burgers, been to funerals.
     I have seen love, pain, sadness and joy. I have gotten numberless kisses from nieces and nephews. I have gotten hugs that matter. I have made mistakes. I have cried and laughed with friends. I have prayed my heart out.
     Have I lived?
     Have I made a difference? 21 years gone by and what have I accomplished? I have no degrees. I am not famous. I have not saved a life. But I have lived mine.

     And I will keep on living it. I have to. No matter how lonely or discouraging. There can be no more giving up. This is my life and it is nowhere close to being over. "I am the master of my fate, the captain of my soul."