Saturday, October 07, 2006

A secret letter, war, online communication

Here are a few items for today:
A very candid and interesting Secret Letter from Iraq is circulating, and it gives a great, sometimes moving, perspective of a Marine officer who is there. It is refreshing in that it isn't full of the spin that all of the politicians try to put on this war, and it makes you really feel for the heroes that are putting their lives at risk for our country. It is very much worth your time to read.

In a much more politically charged piece, Keith Olbermann about to be wiretapped and arrested. Okay, I made that headline up, but this is a very critical opinion piece claiming President Bush is focusing more on his enemies the Democrats instead of his enemies the terrorists. I take any commentator's opinion pieces with a grain of salt, but there are some good points in there too.

The Internet is dying! Some youth rethinking online communications. I posted this because 1) good points about the value of online relationships versus face to face, and 2) it is from my alma mater Iowa State University.

And in the ironic story of the day: Veteran actor dies unexpectedly on stage in a play in which he portrays a character that dies unexpectedly. Ironic in the sad sense, I suppose, but at least he went out doing what he loved.

Site of the day:

Make: - it's in my Links section, but in case you missed it there, this is a good site for people that mod, hack, craft, make, and like to know how things work.

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