I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Smittie Another long, hard road for the American military. However, it seems that we have to revisit this particular issue every time there’s a war. The stories of society’s miserable handling of the war wounded and disabled date back to the Napoleonic wars and before. The issue is made worse during unpopular wars when there are … Read more
“Treat your women well and be kind to them for they are your partners and committed helpers.” From the last sermon of Prophet Mohammed We keep hearing that Islam is the religion of peace. And then we keep hearing stories like this. Stories about people getting killed because they have converted to some other religion … Read more
First, congratulations to the Iraqis. There are numerous stories coming out about how this is uniting Iraq, supposedly where politics could not. Maybe. I think it is significant to see the Iraqis on the international sports scene. I think it is important. It is one more step on the path to becoming a nation taken … Read more
This is the result of American pressure – primarily coming from Congress – to build an instantly successful and effective government. Self-fulfilling prophecy. If opponents keep enough pressure on, Iraq will indeed fail, just as they are saying it will. read more | digg story [posted with ecto] Technorati Tags: iraq, military, sociology
I love my iPod. I work on a competing product but the simple fact is the iPod fits my usage model perfectly. Or maybe my usage model has been molded by iPod. One place I like my iPod most is in the car. On my drive to and from work I listen to podcasts of … Read more
…hi, Jake. aloha [posted with ecto]
Every family has two sides. There’s dad’s side of the family and mom’s side of the of family. I haven’t know very many families where the two sides meld into one. Families are always having to spend Christmas Eve at Dad’s house, Christmas afternoon at Mom’s or whatever. In my family growing up, we lived … Read more
Here in the second most liberal city in the nation there is a bumper sticker that I see fairly often. It says, “Wouldn’t it be wonderful if schools had all the money they need and the Army had to have bake sales to buy bombs?” For the last two Army training courses I’ve been to, … Read more
The popular press has finally fingered Michael Moore as a propagandist. MTV’s review of Michael Moore’s latest attempt at movie making actually identifies the fact that Michael Moore is not being honest in his presentation of the topic. Kurt Loder does a great job of dispelling Moore’s assertion that socialized medicine is what America should … Read more
Get a box of kleenex before you read this. World War II veterans couldn’t talk about it. Neither could those who served in Korea. The guys who served in Vietnam did a little better but not much. Those are the words or the thoughts (or something very similar) of every soldier who has lost a … Read more