{"id":1963,"date":"2023-05-28T14:11:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T21:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardpnixon.com\/blog\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2023-06-03T11:36:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T18:36:48","slug":"war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richardpnixon.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/28\/war\/","title":{"rendered":"War"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was 12 years old at my first boarding school, in Ireland. The bump on my head was the result of an older boy putting putting me in a choke hold, lifting me over onto his back, and then letting go after I&#8217;d passed out. I only got three of the best as a result, for fighting. My way of getting striking back? I began collecting screws, removing them from doors and windows and anything else I could. The school literally began falling apart. As I look back now, I see I was as much at war with myself as I was with Them, a war that continues even now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group I recently joined would have a particular way of seeing the attached letter. I see things differently. I am searching for answers, not excuses. Life is too short, and I&#8217;ve wasted too much of mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/richardpnixon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/img762.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1966\" width=\"214\" height=\"286\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Me on balcony overlooking Pacific ocean, Laguna Beach, California, April 1977. Though my brother and I will be headed back to Ireland together, he&#8217;ll be going to a different school, leaving me alone and vulnerable but ready to strike back.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Letter Home, March 3, 1977<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How are you? I\u2019m terrible It was nice to hear your voice last Sunday. Things are really bad. I don\u2019t want to be separated from you ever again. I am not learning much. I think that the rules are rotten and I can\u2019t bear it. How\u2019s Brandy? I had to put a padlock on my wooden locker to keep thieves out. All my writing paper and envelopes have disappeared. Please send me lots of letters. Already I was sick for four days. I had a big bump on my head and had to get x-rays, and I\u2019ve had German Measles all in 1-2 weeks. My rabbit is fine and I am growing a chestnut. It grew almost a foot in 1 week. Now it is dividing into two. What are we doing in English? Reading a book and learning nothing. The book is called Julius Caesar. I read part of a book called Transistor Electronics. I read about sources of energy, AC-DC motors, and generators. I plan to build a boat next week of Balsa wood. Here is the plan. It probably not to scale because I used cm and converted using 2.5cm for an inch. Well it\u2019s time to say goodbye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">P.S. Send my shoes for Church.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was 12 years old at my first boarding school, in Ireland. 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