On November 5, 2009, 13 Americans—12 servicemembers and one civilian employee of DoD—were killed and 32 were wounded in an attack at the military base at Fort Hood, Texas. This tragedy was the deadliest terrorist attack within the United States since September 11, 2001. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army officer and psychiatrist, was … Read more
The southeastern United States is enjoying a marvelously mild day. A splash of meteorological joy appearing amongst sustained seasonal malaise is historically bad for my blog, and today is no exception. Traffic is down 30-35%. In fact, I’m positively delighted you’re reading this. No one else is. Winter Saturdays mean Upward for us, so we … Read more
You know, I said no resolutions, but this probably counts. 2010 was many things for me, but it was not the year of the book. Remember how excited I was about Duma Key? Would you believe I brought that home from vacation with three-quarters of it read, and never picked it back up? I’ll probably … Read more