If one is a volunteer in the US Military, how is that one’s term of service can be involuntarily extended? Of course exigent circumstances and a vital service may intrude on an ideal but I think that servicemen and women should be released if they are no longer willing participants. Let Cheney and Rumsfeld get their cannon fodder elsewhere.
Less international significance but more pleasant to read, a reminder that Melanie Spiller blogs wonderfully on the art of technical (non-fiction) writing.
Scoble’s geek dinners are great, if not quite legendary, but I am sorry to be missing this one in NYC by 10 days.
I do love Garret’s pretty pictures!
In the Small World department, I found out that my new CEO is very close friends with my old CEO, so close that their families vacation together. Can’t hurt, eh?
Lasty and in no way least, the US rocked Honduras in warm-up match for next week’s World Cup 2006 qualifying round against Grenada. 4-0 Baby!
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