Another Important Question

Some of you may have missed this, what with all the ruckus about the flailing economy, but: Why is a U.S. Army brigade being assigned to the "Homeland"?

Yeah, why exactly *do* we need an Army unit patrolling within our own borders? And who decides what constitutes an "unruly individual?" (hint: it's probably not you or me)

Here's an interview with Naomi Wolf, on this very subject. You may want to skip, if you scare easily:

It's getting worrisome out there, in a lot of ways. Are we getting panicked about the right things? Or is our attention being diverted?

Anyhoo, just sharing info, not telling you what to do or not do with it. :)

EDIT: This is not to say that I suspect a vast conspiracy. BUT, actions taken in haste often have serious consequences, and there's a whole lot of haste going on in the panic state of the "emergencies" of recent years. Fear is a powerful motivator, and it doesn't exactly encourage deliberate or thorough reflection.

On a lighter note

Got this in my e-mail. Hurhurhur!

If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago, it would now be worth $49.00.
With Enron, you would have had $16.50 left of the original $1000.00.
With WorldCom, you would have less than $5.00 left.
If you had purchased $1000 of Delta Air Lines stock you would have $49.00 left.

But, if you had purchased $1,000.00 worth of beer/wine one year ago, drank all the beer/wine, then turned in the cans/ bottles for the aluminium recycling REFUND, you would now have $214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle.

Let your friends in on this advice, so they can get started now.

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I actually had more fun with shooting the Marathon this year. They changed the parameters of my assignments a bit, and that let me get more creative. It still sucked getting up at 5:30am, and it was also no fun being asked to do medal candids--and thusly, having to holler at zoned-out, exhausted marathoners to get their attention--when my throat was still scratchy from having a cold.

But hey, it's money, and it could've been worse. They also told us to just plan on being called in to work the event next year, because they like our work, so that's always good to hear.

There were also some hilarious moments, such as when the balloon arch at the Finish line began to droop under the weight of the rain, and the volunteers were jumping up and down madly, trying to knock it back up into the air.

Or, when the two guys in charge of the Finish Line Tape intended for the first-place finishers were watching for the first-place female, didn't realize she was coming until she was about two feet away, and completely missed their cue to roll out the tape, so she could break through it as she crossed the Finish. XD

My editorial shoot also went well overall, but I have a lot of gripes that I'll save for later. The images still look awesome, so I'll let it slide for now. ;)