A truly heartwarming story about a family facing military deployments and real life challenges.
Good luck to them.
Latino Military Veteran Not Expected To Survive After Scuffle With Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Officers | TPMMuckraker
Arpayaso’s goons have finally crossed the line. It seems they may have finally killed a man placed into their custody. Into their care.
Why? In the end, probably because of the color of his skin.
11 Sounds That Your Kids Have Probably Never Heard – Mental Floss
Want to feel old? Read/listen to this.
Granted, you already knew instinctively that the world has moved on. Some technologies we grew up with are gone. Hell, some that came into being in our lifetimes have exceeded their shelf lives.
But still, it kind of stings, doesn’t it?
Bonus NPR interview on the subject.
Christopher Hitchens: His greatest Slate hits.
“I burned the candle at both ends and it often gave a lovely light.”
Christopher Hitchens passed away the other day. Here is a quick compilation of some of his best work in Slate.
A collection of some of his more pointed observations.
A strangely timely re-emergence of a story of his on North Korea.
And notes on how to make a perfect cup of tea.
msnbc video: Last US troops leave Iraq
BBC News – Last US troops to leave Iraq cross Kuwait border
Final U.S. troops leave Iraq
Troops, thanks for all the hard work. And thanks to our elected leaders who finally put an end to this disastrous, wrong-headed war.
An NPR story on the exit.
msnbc video: After Kuwait, next stop for troops is home
Thank God. Welcome home everyone. Great job.
ARPANET’s coming out party: when the Internet first took center stage
There are a fair amount of articles I never posted due to either time constraints or the blog being down during the move.
Here is one concerning the dawn of the internet.
Enjoy.
The Car Repairs You Can (Seriously) Do Yourself, Despite Your Abilities
Some good tips here.