Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

♦ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2006 6A Daddy, why don't we eat dinosaurs? The lesson began where most of my wisdom is dispensed - in the corner booth at the Dairy Queen. “Daddy, why don’t we eat dinosaurs?” My 4-year-old son asked before a kids’ meal of chicken fingers and fries. “Uh, what do you mean?” “Why don’t we eat dino saurs? We eat cows and chickens and milk,” he asked earnestly. “Why don’t we eat dinosaurs?” “Well, son, they’re no lon ger around,” I explained. “They’re extinct.” His little blonde brow fur rowed. “We don’t eat them because they stink? Then why does mommy eat cabbage?” A good question indeed. “No, son, they are EX TINCT,” I stated slowly. “That means they are no longer alive. There aren’t Reconciliation from Vietnam to Iraq Vietnam and the United States “have a history,” in the nega tive sense of the colloquial expression. Last week’s trip to Hanoi by President George W. Bush was about forging a new, positive relationship - a new and better history. After notingthat Vietnam’s prime minister had educated his children in the United States, Bush observed, “It shows how hopeful the world can be and how people can reconcile and move beyond past difficulties for the com mon good.” Bush used the tough but necessary word: reconcile. Yes, a realpolitik energizes the emerging U.S.-Vietnam rapprochement. Vietnam worries about Asia’s “Colossus of the North,” China. The Vietnamese believe a solid Hanoi- Washington relationship will A MACON REGIONAL & t%%l,MesrOPf>ER$LJ Help so{ve A Crime 742-2330 • 1-877-68 CHIME (27463) Rewards of up to *I,OOO - Remain Anonymous! Reginald Antonio Kendrick Wanted for failure to appear. asgnmited assault, terroristic threats, lx,lters. cruelty to children, simple Ixitten Idomesticl. ob struction of an officer, possession <>l a firearm b\ nmvicted felon, driving with suspended or revoked license, no proof of insurance, operating vehicle without licensed lav. seat bell violation, viola lion of probation (for VGC 'SA -sale of ox ante) LKA: 500 block of Hodge Road. Perrv ; Slp Shawn Steven Lawson Wanted for violation of probation {for aggravated assault), bail jumping, failure to appear/contempt of court, driving w ith suspended or revoked license, failure to show proof of insurance LKA: 100 block of Ignico Drive. Warner Robins r qgg? Alfredo Ontiveros-Soto Wanted for violation of probation LKA: 100 block of Arnold Street, Centerville non „jSfi (iaildino Rehellao Wattled for disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, failure to appear/contempt of court LKA: 70 block of Red Fox Run, Warner Robins IF YOU DON T LIKE SEEING YOUR PICTURE ON THIS PAGE , CALL CRIMESTOPPERS AND TURN YOURSELF IN! any dinosaurs around any more. They are all dead.” He immediately shot back, “No they aren’t.” “Yes they are.” “No they aren’t.” He’s 4 and thinks he knows eve r y thing. 1 can’t wait until he’s 14. “Listen, dinosaurs died a long time ago, I’m tell ing you. I learned it in ele mentary i ~ \ if i I Len Robbins Columnist school. When you get to ele mentary school, Mr. Know- It-All, you’ll learn that too,” I said emphatically. He chewed on that for a while, and his chicken strip. “Well, daddy, I saw a real, counter Chinese hegemony. Washington and Hanoi want to establish a mutually advantageous trading rela tionship. In colloquial terms, that trans lates as, “Let’s make money together.” Capitalist victory? You bet. In Vietnam, commu nism is kaput as IhL : Austin Bay Military Affairs Creators Syndicate an economic model it is litter in history’s dustbin. But realpolitik, without the solidifying bond of rec onciliation, is politically frail. Astute Vietnamese and Americans understand sym bolic closure isn’t full emo tional or historical closure, but it serves individual as well as international needs. Reginald Douglas Kennedy Wanled for violation of probation from Superior Court LKA: 100 block Madrid Street, Warner Robins » iPWlli!ißlf-iiriii c rT April Lord Wanted for violation of probation from Superior Court (original charge VGCSA) LKA: 120 block of South Tammi Circle, Kathleen rf3S MM Jose Omar Pacheco Wanted for harassing telephone calls LKA: 100 block of Ashley Drive, Perry I i ’>• 1 * I Adrian Reyes Romero Wanted for violation of probation from Superior Court LKA: 150 block of Elaine Drive, Warner Robins live dinosaur on TV yester day. They’re real!” “Son, that was on TV You can’t believe everything you see on TV - except for wres tling, of course ...” “But daddy, I saw a tee wan-a-saw-us wex. I did - I saw it. It’s real! On TV On that movie you watched with me - Youassmic Park,” he said in a flurry of conviction and mispronunciation. “That was Jurassic Park, and that was a movie. Make believe. Like a cartoon. It’s not real. Trust me,” I said to deflated ears. He was about to disagree once again, but I gave him “the look.” He knew better and dipped a french fry in his self-proclaimed “ketchup puddle.” It gave him time to think. “Daddy, if the dinosaurs are dead, when did they die?” A number of American Vietnam War veterans have visited Vietnam, many mak ing their own separate peace. Vietnamese-Americans have also increased contacts with their “old country,” includ ing re-establishing family ties. As the country opens for business, Vietnam’s Communist Party will even tually confront empow ered domestic critics. The Communists’ depredations will require Vietnamese examination and recon ciliation. Vietnam may ulti mately consider some form of domestic “reconciliation commission.” Cynics tend to dismiss “reconciliation commis sions” as feel-good gestures, but this is another case of cynicism masking ignorance, for these commissions offer hope to deeply fissured soci eties. The most successful Cerald Lee Kormos Wanted for bail jumping LKA: 100 block Dove Court, Warner Robins iiimmm James Manson Jr. Wanted on arrest order for failure to appear from Superior Court/child support LKA: 100 block of Astor Avenue, Warner Robins Hi Hiilt liffP David Lee Prince Wonted for interfering with public utility LKA: 300 block of Mike Street, Warner Robins Ml Regina L. Russ Wanted for failure to appear, forgery, attempting t< obtain dangerous drugs by forgery LKA: 100 block of Eagle Trace, Centerville LOCAL Good question. “A long, long time ago,” was my sage reply. “How long ago?” “Oh, I don’t know - proba bly thousands of years ago,” I said, realizing he has no concept of time at all. “How old were you when they died?” See what I mean? “They died thousands of years before I was born too. I’m only hundreds of years old,” 1 said to ears of no understanding. “Daddy, why did they die?” Thank God I had just taken a huge bite out of my double cheeseburger. Gave me time to do some thinking. “Well,” I said with a swal low. “Sometimes, species can’t adapt to their envi ronment and nature ren ders them extinct. They don’t have what it takes, example is South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).Thecom mission was established in 1995 by then-South African President and 1993 Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, another Nobel Peace Prize winner, served as chairman. The goal wasn’t punishment for crimes per se, but open examination of suffering and suffering’s individual and societal consequences. Clinical psychologist Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela served on the commission. She also personally wit nessed a massacre in 1960. Her book, “A Human Being Died That Night,” chronicles her own personal struggle with forgiveness in the face of great evil - while acknowledging that forgive ness is essential if South Africa had any chance of See BAY, page SA [ eHRIHSL Hr Cefebrate Your Littfe One's Tirst Cfiristmas QLCI Wit ft This ‘Unique . fifforefa file Yieeysake That ‘Kims mWmLi December 23, 2006 l Fill out the infor mation below and 'lg! bring in or mail mm Wmp ?§ggj|||, your baby's photo, L! W "I along with won Bfc $30.00 check/ money order, to: Ural j' \[mL, .... ,ai IIjILjLj 00040007 uh, um, to live anymore, you see.” Somewhere, one of my teachers is fainting. “Why didn’t the dinosaurs just drink a Coke or some water?” “Uh, um, they didn’t have any water?” “Why not?" “Uh, um, er, the volcano swallowed it,” I muttered. “What volcano?,” which he actually pronounced “wall cane-oh.” “The volcano that burned all the dinosaurs. That’s how they became extinct and died,” I said hurriedly. “Now, are you going to eat that chicken strip because it’s time to go.” And I was still hungry. He nodded yes, then dipped the chicken strip in his ketchup puddle. Moments later, his curios ity reared its curious head. BUYER OF Pulpwood & Sawtimber NO YARDS PERKINS JENKINS OVER 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE Home-478-987-2132 Line #21248 Cell - 478-396-26481 GEORGIA DISCOUNT FLOORING 913 N. Davis Drive • Warner Robins • 478-329-8273 LAMINATE SALE! s^o9 Per sa. ft. Puuston Pailjg luwrwal ATTN: FIRST CHRISTMAS 1210 Washington Street, Perry, GA 31069 Published information - Please print clearly Baby’s Full Name: Baby’s Date Of Birth: Parent’s Name(s): Non-published material: Purchaser’s Name: Daytime Phone: -—- AT T. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 13, 2006, BY END OF BUSINESS DAY. bhotos mill be aomlabkftr pickup at our ferry offue after January 2, 2007, W'"' or include a self-addressed, stamped envelope far photo return. The Houston Daily Journal is not liable Jot lost or damaged photos/mail 3 ROOMS OF CARPET M 59 55 UP TO 40 SQ. YDS HOURS: Mon - Sat 10-7 _ jotmk Mary Krissmas April 5, 2006 Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Krissmas /ram Kgjg —'* m HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL “Daddy, what can we do so that chickens don’t become ex-stink? Cause I like chick en.” “I guess we’ll need to keep them away from volcanoes,” I replied. “Yeah,” he said, one last swipe in his puddle. “Wall cane-ohs will kill ya.” I WARNER ROBINS SUPPLY I WE RENT I Trenchers generators I nail guns-compressors log splitters PERRY WARNER ROBfNS ■ 612 BALL ST 2758 WATSON BL7D I 987-2334 953-4199 FREE CARPET PADDING WITH ENTIRE HOUSE CARPET PURCHASE! MINIMUM 100 YARDS ITSTi I 40705