I, Paul M. Sark, am on a well-deserved vacation that has partially coincided with the well-deserved vacation of George W. Bush.I am staying at a house on Newfound Lake in New Hampshire. Interestingly, I have found that the "Live Free or Die" state, has stepped up security since I last visited.
Yesterday, for example, I was issued a summons by a cop in a power boat for $57.60 for sailing an unregistered Sunfish. When I tried to register later in the day, the process was so onerous that I gave up and decided to buy some fireworks instead. When I shot them off last night, however, I didn't feel the usual thrill of freedom. The boat registration thing had really cast a shadow over my enjoyment of my freedom.
The guy at the local bait and tackle shop told me that the police have really cracked down on unlicensed boats since 9/11. He said sometimes he wonders who the real terrorists are, the terrorists or the govermnent. As one of the "crackees" caught in the new post 9/11 dragnet, I have to say that living free is getting harder and harder here in the "Granite State."
I don't think George W. had any similar problems in Crawford, Texas. So even though are lives are amazingly similar, in this one instance, there has been a small deviation in our lives.
I'm not worried, though. And I'm sure that George W. isn't worried either
More when I get back from my well-deserved vacation.
1 comment:
I hope you are still able to enjoy your well-deserved vacation.
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