Justification, smustification

New post going in here. We'll see if this thing justifies. It seems my entries haven't been justifying since maybe July 22. No doubt some "update" on someone's part has blown things apart.

An interesting thing — justification: "There's no justification that my entries aren't justified." And yet justification (and justice) can have varied meanings and come in varied forms.

Perhaps I am also drawn to the topic of justification after viewing [for the first but not last time] Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino."

If you have seen the film, you understand what I mean. If you haven't seen the film you should as soon as possible, that is if you have any interest in honor or atonement or justice or humanity or what this country was or what this country is now.

Justice and justification seem such arbitrary things now, or were we just so dimly naive? There's certainly a wave of dismal days ahead for so many in the U.S. So many who thought hard work and an education would be enough see one through to retirement and beyond.

Now, even responsible homeowners who for years have paid the mortgage on time but have been furloughed by the sagging economy are being slammed because greedy parties overreached and propped the housing industry on sticks, only to see it come down.

What justification was used to put people into homes that everyone knew they couldn't afford?

Dreams are to be sacrificed for, not doled out like candy.