In the beginning, there was M.A.D., Mutual Assured Destruction. The theory was, if we hurl ICBMs (Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles) at the Soviet Union, or they at us, the folks on the receiving end would have time to launch their own missiles in a counter-attack and both would be obliterated. Thus, both we and the Soviets […]
Posts from ‘March, 1986’
Playing With Matches
My daughter (5 1/2 years old) knows about matches. She knows what they are and has been shown how they work. She understands that from a small match a large fire can grow. She knows that fire can harm her, her home, her family. She knows that matches have their uses but that they are […]