penny for a thought | Patrick on every & anything

Just about everyday, without fail, I walk, ride or skate through Portland State University’s campus to get home… It’s a good cut-through, no cars, lot’s of girls (it’s not creepy because I’m still young enough to be in University.) In the end, living near PSU keeps me young. Though, most recently it has helped keep me conscious of what’s going on in other parts of the world.

Three grass covered park blocks on PSU’s campus are now covered with white and red flags. The flags represent the number of people killed since the U.S. invaded Iraq. Each white flag represents five Iraqi people, while red flags represents five Americans’ who’ve fallen victim to the war. It’s a see of white to say the least, but the number of red flags is astonishing as well.

Politically, I can go either way here, so I’m not going to get all opinionated and risk losing part of my already slim readership. Here’s an image, but it doesn’t do the memorial much justice. If you’re in the area I encourage you to check it out.