Wally. If I were there, I would take you over my knee. It is impossible for me, however; to understand how one feels at a time like this, in a place like that. I will suffice it to say that I am very happy that you are okay and hope that the situation will now settle and you will stay out of harms way. Makes my problems seem rather inconsequential, though they do not. Nevertheless, I should take stock of what I have, the blessings I take for granted, and the fact that I live in a place where that kind of thing has never happened. You are brave. Take care. Love, Mack
> i have just returned home. the state of siege has been lifted. > thank you my dear family for the messages. they await my reading. > my country has plunged into a free fall. like everybody else, i'll have to > roll with the punches. the stock exchange will be closed for a few days. > when it opens again, the currency devaluation will change our lives forever. > in the last 24 hours, i have seen the police raid the streets of my city, i > have seen people clubbed to near death, i have dragged dozens of fallen > protesters out of the way of the mounted police. so many horrible memories > came back. > i am so privileged to be a member of this list. i thought about you all in > the middle of the tear gas and the bullets. i thought how lucky i am to be > able to come back to you whereas most of the people i saw will simply sink > lower and lower into destitution from now on. i am already a lot poorer: my > debts are dollar denominated and my income is in the already deceased peso. > but you all will never devaluate. > i have been up for two days. we have met on a brighter day after all: my > constitutional rights have been restored. > i love you all! > wally
