I realized that a lot of yesterday’s post was depressing. Today I start off with the other extreme of a holiday bonus. Also a story about a soldier that surprised his mom with his release from military service.

Some more fallout from yesterday’s Saddam capture. One story, as told by the troops involved. The other, about the stupid operation name, which I was griping about myself when I heard it.

The Economist came out with an interesting article on the future of slight. Personally, I like the Fifth Element reference that sets it off nicely.

And then there’s this one, which poses the theory that PowerPoint makes us dumb; which, I think we’d all agree with.