Archive for May, 2006

America, Mexico, and an Army of Temps

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Well, he did it. The American President has announced that he wants to deploy National Guard units in southwestern American states to assist in securing the border they share with Mexico. They won’t actually shoot anyone. They won’t even actually tell anyone to go back across the border. They will be there to handle some [...]

A Friend, A Memory, and Great Art

Monday, May 1st, 2006

This morning I was delighted to find a message in the inbox from Aimee Stewart of Foxfires. Aimee is an amazingly expressive writer and a fantastic artist. I think a bit of background is appropriate at this point. Some time ago I spent a significant amount of time in Baghdad. It was my second trip [...]