A little late but a hardy welcome to my most recent tenant, My Corner of the Web. Welcome to the nest, and enjoy your stay.
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Rain sucks. Actually, I'm not against rain specifically, and I'm not one to worry about getting a little wet, or even drenched by a sudden downpour. The reason rain sucks is because the change in air pressure when it rains causes me some physical pain. Sometimes I'm in a great deal of physical pain actually. Like today. Today I can barely walk, and it's pissing me off because there's things I'd like to get done.

You might be asking yourself why the rain causes me so much discomfort. Let me give you some background information here. Twelve years ago I was in a car accident, my right leg broken in places, shattered in others, and my knee ripped apart. I was promptly informed that might lose my leg. After they saved my leg I was informed that I might never walk again even though I had both my legs. After I started to walk I was told I'd never walk properly. Well, provided the air pressure isn't jumping all over the place I walk just fine, with only a slight limp. I can even run, albeit with a rather uneven gait.

Let's get to the point, shall we? I admit I'm not in the best shape of my life, although far from obese or out of shape. I really want to start training to improve my overall health and for other reasons I won't go into in this post. Official start date was supposed to be yesterday. Pain kept me from going to the gym yesterday, even more pain keeps me from going today. I'm not impressed with this situation.
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I'd like to welcome my first Rent My Blog tenant, My Life in Italy. Head on over and check out her life in the suburbs of Milan, Italy.
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War never changes.
The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth.
Spain built an empire from its lust for gold and territory.
Hitler shaped a battered Germany into an economic superpower.
But war never changes.
In the 21st century, war was still waged over the resources that could be acquired.
Only this time, the spoils of war were also its weapons.
Petroleum and uranium.
For these resources, China will invade Alaska, the US will annex Canada, and the European Commonwealth will dissolve into quarreling, bickering nation-states, bent on controlling the last remaining resources on Earth.
In two brief hours, most of the planet will be reduced to cinders.
And from the ashes of nuclear devastation, a new civilization will struggle to arise.
Life as we know it is about to change.
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