When I posted last night that I was going to write a novel, I meant it. I didn’t know I’d start today, however. I’ve got 1/3 of my outline done and am going to be using a slightly modified Hero’s Journey story arc.
I told my wife of my desire to write a novel and we [...]
In an unprecedented move, MoveOn.org sent this email to their mailing list today:
For almost ten years, we’ve worked together to change American politics. Millions of us have collaborated to build a new progressive moment, catalyzed by the Internet and motivated by our belief that the country we love deserves better.
Now, in Barack Obama, we [...]
The tragic story of 1st Sgt. Jeff McKinney
Please read this.
Here are some excerpts:
As of May 3, 139 soldiers, 25 Marines and seven sailors have killed themselves in the Iraq and Afghanistan war zones, according to Pentagon data.
Their hope:
McKinney’s family believes that if his chain of command had paid closer attention to the symptoms, his death [...]
Look, I can maybe understand that the guy is from an era where computers took up entire rooms. I can possibly understand the guy’s aversion to “learning new things,” since it took my mom about a year to get the hang of email.
But what I don’t get is McCain’s statement that he doesn’t know anything [...]