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Death be not proudDeath be not proudDeath be not proud 12/19/2004 02:59 PM
« Nathan Wood, Marine LCpl age 19, in Kirkland, WA. » Aaron Huey sent me this photo that is featured on Sunday's Seattle Post-Intelligencer's front page and asked that I share it. My father was a Marine in the signal corps in one of those wars few remember and even fewer remember what the war was about. Fortunately, he didn't come home in a box as this teenager did. There just aren't words that describe what war is really all about better than a single picture. War is death. Death of people you know and love. Something to think about this week as families come together for Thanksgiving, some with an empty chair or two at the table. I took this photo yesterday at the funeral of Nathan Wood, Marine LCpl age 19, in Kirkland, WA. Nathan was killed November 9 in Fallujah. His best friend, Garrett Ware, also a marine fighting in Falluja, was injured and sent home with a purple heart. In this image Garrett hugs Nathan's father, Rex Wood, at the funeral in Kirkland yesterday. This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)Death be not proudGrok Headline matches for Death be not proudI'm so proud...I'm so proud... 06/05/2005 11:55 PM The other day I ended up being late without calling home, which is relatively unusual for me these days. Did my kids worry? Get nervous? Nope. "We thought Dad had been kidnapped by space aliens!" It's things like that which make you realize you've done your job as a parent right.... "is proud""is proud" 04/15/2005 04:43 AM I Be ProudI Be Proud 04/24/2004 01:52 AM You know, I don't talk about her much online (only because I respect her right to anonymity), but I'm really proud of what my girlfriend is doing this weekend. She's far from a militant, but she flew to Washington DC tonight to march for Women's Lives this Sunday. She's not even THAT political, so this decision kinda shocked me. Still, I support her rights and belief system. I'm not very happy with the way everybody learned about her, either; she deserved a better introduction. Those who know her know her well. Those who don't... are certain to post something innane in the comments thread.... Proud to be an AmericanProud to be an American 02/07/2005 01:36 AM I'm SO proud to be an American : A first-person prisoner account from Guantanamo Bay Proud to be a CalifornianProud to be a Californian 03/20/2003 08:32 AM The NYT has an interesting article by Dean E. Murphy today, Move to War Leaves Some Feeling Alienated, that does a reasonable job of conveying how differently Bush and his war are seen out on the West Coast, where anti-war protests of all kinds have already started. There are some nice quotes from Warren Langley, Air Force Lt. Colonel (Ret), former president of the Pacific Stock Exchanges, and prominent anti-war protester. The article is mostly true to my perceptions, although I don't know anything about the feelings in Hollywood which Murphy seems entranced by. We Californians certainly don't seem to feel as insecure and as ready to compromise our liberties as some of the people I have talked to on the East Coast seem to be, and we seem to be less susceptible to the canard that we need to "rally around the President". As the article points out, some of that is probably due to the fact that we were a long way away from the 911 attacks, and we didn't feel ourselves as targets as viscerally as people on the East Coast did. Another part of it is that as a state, we voted strongly against Bush, and we were punished for doing so by the FERC allowing Enron and the other energy trading and production companies to rig our power distribution system, so that our electric bills have doubled or tripled. We are also suffering from a ongoing recession, as the bust from the dot com boom continues into its third year without letup. Maybe all those reasons explain why we are, on the whole, less mesmerized by Bush's lies than the rest of the nation. Or maybe it is just because we are wacky Californians, the place on the map where all the loose marbles stop. Or maybe we are starting another trend, as we so often do. In any case, for once I'm proud to be a Californian. Proud to be a girlie manProud to be a girlie man 09/04/2004 09:55 AM Bill Clinton is "a little scared, but not much" of bypass surgery. Good for him. We need to make it safe to admit to honest fear. If that makes me a girlie man, then I take it as an accolade. Besides, while only 1-2% of bypass patients die, that's a lot higher risk than I'm facing today (knock wood, salt over the shoulder, and plant a smacker on Arnold's muscular lips).... A proud inheritanceA proud inheritance 04/02/2005 08:32 PM Express Computer India Apr 3 2005 12:28AM GMT Proud to be an American?Proud to be an American? 06/29/2004 12:21 PM  Image courtesy of Tony Pierce. A proud day for JOHOA proud day for JOHO 06/09/2004 12:07 PM My friend Bret Pettichord got the following spam. It makes me so proud! (sniff sniff): Subject: She's got natural you know what, fake thick lips and has starred in several movies Date:Wed, 9 Jun 2004 01:04:19 -0400 (EDT) dtgvBrgvvkejqtf0eqo Does it help to try to keep these two senses of links distinct? If not, then I'm more confused than I dtgvBrgvvkejqtf0eqodtgvBrgvvkejqtf0eqo dtgvBrgvvkejqtf0eqo Um, where is the post I posted here earlier today? Anyway, I thought I had psoted an advance notice, taken from Scott Rosenberg's weblog, of a Salon dual-review of two books, one of which is Small Pieces.... Poor and proudPoor and proud 08/31/2004 09:52 AM Cheri Honkala's diverse group of anti-Bush marchers arrives in New York, declaring that homelessness is a societal, not a personal, failing. Still proud to be an American?Still proud to be an American? 07/01/2004 03:47 PM  [Image via
Tony Pierce] Proud to be Canadian!Proud to be Canadian! 07/06/2004 11:22 PM Illegally imprison children for 13 years, make them do degrading things, deny them food to the point of degrading them further, force them as teenagers to wear diapers, tie them up, even give them mental problems! Get 9 months in a prison yourself. That's an expense rate of just about 17 : 1! Why not come to Canada and enjoy these exceedingly low rates today before they're gone? Orwell would be proudOrwell would be proud 07/08/2004 12:32 PM Eastasia plans attacks on Eurasia "Efforts each of you make to be vigilant – such as reporting suspicious items or activities to authorities – do make a difference. Every citizen using their common sense and eyes and ears can support our national effort to stop the terrorists. Thank you for your continued resolve in the face of the ongoing threat of terrorism. We must continue to work together – to ensure that the freedom we just celebrated continues as the hallmark of this great nation." Are you scared< /a> yet? The Few, The Proud, The MoronicThe Few, The Proud, The Moronic 02/11/2003 12:22 AM Marines: Two accused of bomb plot were AWOL CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina (CNN) -- Two US Marines arrested last weekend on charges of plotting an Proud fatherProud father 05/21/2004 04:04 AM
Meanwhile my middle son Aron has developed quite a muscial theater career - starring in Oklahoma tonight, after putting West Side Story, Annie, Titanic, Damm Yankees and Les Mis under his belt. He played Curly tonight. "Oh what a beautiful morning..." Making his party proudMaking his party proud 05/18/2004 04:42 PM " A label Kerry should be proud of "" A label Kerry should be proud of " 05/12/2004 09:37 AM Tennis: Henman proud of runTennis: Henman proud of run 06/05/2004 01:15 AM Tim Henman remains upbeat despite his French Open semi-final defeat. Proud Daddy timeProud Daddy time 01/23/2004 04:12 PM
Today was my daughter's first day at 'school' (which is really just daycare, but who's counting?) John Bonham would be proud.John Bonham would be proud. 04/09/2004 06:43 PM Drum Solo. With no drums Proud Parent MomentProud Parent Moment 05/26/2004 01:09 AM Mr. Man made the baseball all-star team! Not only that, the all-stars coach told us that Brent has gotten a reputation in the league as "the home run king." Congratulations, Brent! I'm proud of Dave WinerI'm proud of Dave Winer 07/27/2004 07:48 PM I really don't care about the Democratic Convention (though I did in 1968) and I'm not really into following what bloggers do in general (unless it's about social networking or media as well) - but did I tell you how proud I am of Dave Winer and the other Convention Bloggers? Go dudes and dudesses - go.
Proud Father - WWW::BugMeNotProud Father - WWW::BugMeNot 09/12/2004 10:32 AM Making its way around CPAN, my first upload: WWW::BugMeNot. It's a Perl interface to BugMeNot. Use it like this: use WWW::BugMeNot; my $url = "http://www.nytimes.com"; my @username_and_password = password($url); print "Username = $username_and_password[0]"; print "Password = $username_and_password[1]"; All comments, suggestions... Ari's doublespeak does Orwell proudAri's doublespeak does Orwell proud 03/14/2003 01:03 PM Only a polical junkie of the first order could read/listen to much of this doublespeak by Ari Fleischer, but I thought a little taste would liven up this weblog. From the White House: Q Ari, the President was very clear last week, he wanted a vote in the Security Council: it's time for countries to show their cards. And now today, Secretary Powell says, among the options is to go for a vote, or not to go for a vote. What's going on here? MR. FLEISCHER: Okay, let me try to share or inform you about where things stand in the fluid situation with the diplomacy. The end is coming into sight, and there are numerous routes to reach that end through the diplomacy the President is pursuing. And the President has said that he seeks a vote, and we seek a vote. There are options, as the Secretary has said. I discussed with you this morning the possibility of the vote coming to a conclusion tomorrow, or it could continue into next week. There are numerous options to achieve in the end the President seeks, which is a diplomatic solution. I cannot predict for you every shape and turn of the road on the way to that end, but this end is coming into sight, and that's why you're seeing some levels of flexibility and discussion of options as it comes into sight. It can't be an easy job, trying to explain away the twists and turns of the Xanax Cowboy. Update: See this amazing letter from Washington Post reporter Jonathan Weisman, confessing how he and other reporters are "routinely submitting quotations for approval, and allowing those quotes to be manipulated to get that approval?" This is reporting? This is what the Washington Post that revealed Nixon's crimes is reduced to? O tempora, o mores.... Diplomat does Britain proud (Reuters)Diplomat does Britain proud (Reuters) 08/21/2004 08:49 AM Reuters - Olympic rower Cath Bishop has given her budding career as a diplomat a boost after she captured a silver medal in Athens, winning applause from Foreign Secretary Jack Straw. Zimmer Makes a Family ProudZimmer Makes a Family Proud 04/28/2004 04:13 PM Zimmer Holdings looks strong when compared with another medical device maker. Bush Says He's Proud of Guard Service
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