I’m going to show you a video that’s going to make you pretty angry. It’s not gory or violent, but it’s cruel and sad.
But first: I realize war is rough shit, and that we have a lot of good soldiers fighting this stupid, ill-conceived and counterproductive war. I also realize we see the bad guys a lot more than the good guys.
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Sometimes the best little stories fall under the radar – apparently one of the Marine staff sergeants that travel with the President went “missing” during the recent Vietnam trip.
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Cheers from the warm and friendly town of Charlottesville, Virginia. A friend recommended I check the place out, and I am already glad I did.
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While I thoroughly enjoyed my evening with Chris and Monique, I should have spent the night there in Bethesda.
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After spending a couple of days up home in Maine reconnecting with friends and family, I made my way down to the Southern CT/NYC area for a few days. I went to the Mohegan Sun casino with the lovely Deanna, where she cautiously played craps as I watched, then excitedly cheered me on as I lost large amounts of money in high-limit slot machines. Ah, how fun it can be to be slowly bled.
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I’m alive and well despite some wounds received at the Mohegan Sun casino. I am about to depart New England – and here in Stamford, CT it is a gorgeous, sunny 62 degrees. The plan is to hit a party in NYC tonight, then probably move out of there rather quickly.
A technical issue has prevented me from filing a more regular update; I hope that will be fixed shortly.
You want culture shock? Hm? Walk the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris – then visit Target in Revere, Massachusetts in the same 24-hour period. I dare ya.
As I said, Paris is delightful. Have spent a couple more days exploring and soaking the place up, and am headed back to the US shortly. A wonderful time all around – and lots of lessons learned for next time – I’ll be sharing those soon.
It was a busy day. First of all, I’ve done something horrible to my right leg and it really hurts. Can’t quite figure out what, but it’s like a knot in my leg muscle that actually has me limping around like a senior citizen. So, send a prayer up for me, would ya?
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