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Politics and War

I did not watch the President's speech last night, as I was at our regular trivia outing. (We lost.) I did read it this morning.

It seems reasonable to me. The key part I agreed with: American power can make a decisive difference, but we cannot do for Iraqis what they must do for themselves, nor can we take the place of Arab partners in securing their region. I am concerned that, sooner or later, some ISIL fighter will get lucky and shoot down a US plane or capture an American, but better that than a full-on invasion.

Personal

I have come to the realization that I sit too much. I do, after all, have a desk job. So, I purchased a sit-stand workstation for work. It's rather bigger and bulkier than I thought, and the assembly was a true pain-in-the-ass (pictures, no words, on the instruction manual, and at least two non-intuitive assembly steps) but it's now a fully-operational Death Star workstation. The beauty is I can stand up for an hour or so, work, and then when I get tired lower it and sit (which I am currently doing). Go me!