Memorial Day passed.

I did observe Memorial Day in my own way, as did many Americans. First I observed it by not writing about it. Then I remembered my two grand fathers and fathers and uncles that served in WWI and WWII respectively. But mostly my grandfathers as they have both passed on. It is a day that has apparently evolved and in my mind been diluted. Originally it was Decoration Day, observed May 30th, and now it is a three day weekend marked by the Indy 500. But more important, Armed Service Day and Veterans Day observe those that serve or have served and Memorial Day should not be a day when politics hides behind those that serve now or co-mingle the troops with the media.

Veterans Day

Service and Sacrifice.
[Timing is not everything. My intent was to have this automatically post at midnite. However I was uncertain it had not posted prematurely, so I saved it in draft. Speaking of prematurely, the sacrifice noted in the Youtube makes those left behind the veterans, while the departed have their day of honor on memorial day. While some have taken the route that pursuing the end of(a) war does injustice to veterans, it is more complicated or awkward to accept the contrary.]

"Thank You VETERANS!" DAY

I was going to say happy Veteran's Day,
but that has always been awkward,
no matter the times.

HONOR OUR VETS!
The Living! The dead have their own day.

Thank you for your "hard work"
and the best tribute would be
to do our "hard work" at home.
If this sounds redundant or political,
that is becaus it is.

They have fought for our rights and
what better way to honor them than
to use them. Our rights not the troops.
Before there is neither left.

OK... enough of my ramble.
Thank You for your particular combination of "hard work": 1st Lt. Ehren Watada

Thank you Parade? That is really hard work.
But some are jeered.

More Hard Work?

Speaking of veterans, Thank You Major General Paul Eaton(retired) for speaking up. I have yet to comment on the events of Saturday, but continuing on the Ray of Hope theme, Admiral Fallon is speaking out and General Eaton expressed confidence in Secretary of Defense Gates, and while this report(link) is not too informative, it agrees with the General's emphasis on diplomatic and economic approaches and some hope.

Thank you Vets! And those who serve.

Local Content

See Labels: Local(at bottom of this post)
or LABELS
INDEX
TO DIGEST
HELP NAVIGATE
Or THE GAME(I have consolidated from the right collumn.)

HERE IS THE LOCAL CONTENT INDEX (Incomplete).
King County Executive Race

Local Radio
Thank you Dave Ross
Lefty Blog
"Thank you Veterans" Day
NW Progressive Convention
Northwest Perspective Update
Home Economics
Eastside Democratic Dinner
Attorney General Gonzales Retreats
Perfect Presidents or Perfect Politicians?
Happy Subpoenas Day
Happy Earth Day
Presidential Profiles
Fare Market Ideas
Face The Music!
Legislative District Townhall Meeting
What's going on?
SJM 8016 / US Attorney Scandal
All Politics Is Local?

This may be a lame local link as it only references a local reporter, but it is also at issue that local papers may be bought out by conglomerations. Far from lame though I almost missed (in this update) the other link thereSpecial to the Times by someone I know and is even more local. Thank You, Donald Smith.

An Honored Day!

It never seems right to say Happy "such and such" on certain such particular days. But a thank you for your service is called for.

To all the men and women and to their families,
who serve in the armed services,
THANK YOU, and I guess:
Happy Veterans Day!

Meta PI

Meta Preemptive Inclinations:**

1.Tea Party shocker: Even right-wingers become liberals when they turn off Fox News
2. The Thought Catalog revolution: How trolling took over the Internet
3. Libertarians are very confused about capitalism
More to read links from Salon.
GOP’s intolerance trap: How ENDA fight explains all of U.S. politics
Paul Krugman on America’s “mutilated” economy (a)*
Albert Camus anticipated the Arab Spring
Michigan mayor: We’re not under Shariah law!
Must-see morning clip: Patrick Stewart slams Rand Paul and others as comedians with “bad script writers”
Salon exclusive: More Rand Paul plagiarism

*bold indicative of order read

[Where is the department of that?]
Veterans Day is a prayer for peace

[NOW with Alex Wagner GOP/Grand Old Problem/Deal With It (Akin to three way chess)] .
**Mangled Pythagorean Interests (Force Fear Fancy Futures)