Misc.

Tradition

A young girl watches her mother cut the ends of a roast and place it in the roasting pot. She asks her mother why do you cut the ends off? Her mother says, I do not know, it is the way my mother always did it. Later on, the young girl asks her Grandmother, Grandmother why do you cut the ends off the roast. Her Grandmother says, my mother always did it that way. The next time the young girls talks to her Great Grandmother she asks, great Grandmother, why do you always cut the ends of the roast off before placing it in the pot? Her Great Grandmother answered, I had too – the only roasting pot I owned was too small.

Three Years Of War In Iraq – Where do You Stand?

Three years have gone by – and where exactly does this leave us. I am fine. I sit here and type away – 99% sure a bomb will not go off over-head, armed groups of foreign troops will not come down my street, and there will not be a deadly battle raged in my city.

Is there a Civil War in Iraq? Donald Rumsfeld says – NO, Cheney says – not a chance . . .the former Iraqi Prime Minister says YES.

Meanwhile our military, loved sons, daughters, fathers, and mothers to someone are over there.

When Eagles Soar Together

“It is a gloomy day, overcast, dark with drizzling rain. The perfect day for my mood. Today, for the second time I had to say goodbye to my wife, my soldier as she boarded a plane that would take her back to her other life. Yes, on this St. Patrick’s Day, Grey Eagle is in route back to Iraq.

I cherished each and every moment I had spent with her. For a short time, the world stood still and there only existed me and my wife. I never remember being so happy. ..”

Look at this well put together timeline of the last three years of the conflict in Iraq. Reference links to the information are given in the timeline and it definitely will jog your memories – well it least it did mine.

Think Progress » TIMELINE: Three Years Of War In Iraq

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. ThinkProgress has created a timeline that tells the story of the Iraq war over the past 36 months.
The timeline catalogues the key events, quotes and pictures of the war. Check it out and spread the word. And make sure to tell us what we missed in the comments section.

If you are an American Soldier – thankyou.

If you are sitting at your computer like I am typing safe and sound about this, please consider the question seriously: It’s the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Where do we stand?

Blast from the Past or Computer’s in 1972

I came across this link on Boing Boing. It is a 1972 documentary on ARPAnet, the early internet.  It brings back the memories, keypunch cards,  endless printouts, jammed trackter feeds,  and a game called Wumpus (not sure of spelling anymore). Remember when access to ARPAnet was special?
Movie at Video Google