What’s the Exit Plan?
As shown by the war porn story, it’s worthwhile to shine a light in some of the less often travelled places in the blogosphere, because things often start there long before they bubble up in to the...
View ArticleHome Invasion
Hey, does that new Iraqi constitution have a Bill of Rights, and if so, does that include a statement something like this. No soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the...
View ArticleSan Francisco Says No
To guns and military recruiters, that is. I’ve never been to San Francisco, but for some reason I’ve always wanted to visit, and even thought I’d probably want to live there if I ever visited. Stories...
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Georgia Equality Rocks
News stories like this one are almost enough to stir some remotes sense of pride in being from Georgia. Or at least being gay and from Georgia. Georgia Equality, which staged a billboard campaign just...
View ArticleSupporting the Troops
By sending them home as freight. Bereft of body armour in battle, denied dignity in death. Dead heroes are supposed to come home with their coffins draped with the American flag — greeted by a color...
View ArticleQueer Kiss-In = Credible Threat
I know, I know. I said I wouldn’t be blogging much, but I can’t help it. There are some things that make me sicker than food poisoning, and the story I just read is one of them. You’ve heard about...
View ArticleSeeing Signs of the Times
A while back I blogged about a sign in Clarendon which, I figured out after walking past it on my way too and from work, was a silent tally of U.S. casualties in Iraq. Some time in the last few months...
View ArticleLighting Dark Corners
Not much blogging here. Swimming lessons, playdates, and babysitting gigs make for a busy day. So if you happened by here looking for insights, the best I can do is point you to the best blogging I’ve...
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“… People don’t want to know the Marlboro Man has PTSD.”
But he does. Sometimes you can take man out of the war, but taking the war out of the man is another story. When I first saw the picture below, I knew immediately that it would be another icon of the...
View ArticleGrandma Goes to War
She seems OK with it, but isn’t there something pretty fucked up about sending a 52 year old grandmother to war, when she’s set to retire in ten months with 20 years service?
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