An almost worthwhile life

I just got some mail from my college that includes updates on what some of my '00 classmates have been up to. One of them writes that since receiving her master's in aerospace engineering, she's worked for Boeing on a variety of "defense" programs. She confesses: "I almost feel guilty getting paid to watch fighter jets fly around all day."

To which I would say: don't feel guilty, dear. You're only one of many around the world who get to watch American fighter jets fly around all day.