Ahh, the first of the daily grinds.
To recap the day for me personally. Met with the ex for lunch. That is a good news/bad news item and the details are boring to anyone not living with me (and she already knows about it). Work continues to drag on as we wait to see whether or not we will be outsourced. Its been a year since they started looking into this. My fear long ago turned to apathy. Tonight, its the kids’ school carnival. How can my own genetic material enjoy something that I loathe so completely? The world may never know.
Anyway, read on to see what The Grind has brought to the rest of the world today….
News item everyone should read: Pat Tillman reported killed today.
Pat Tillman tunred down a 3 year $3 million cotract with the NFL to join the Army Rangers after 9/11. Today it is being reported that he was killed in action. There are a lot of people you might respect and some you may not. But Pat Tillman deserves all the respect in the world. Regardless of your opinion on the war, let’s all pause a moment tonight for someone who truly valued priciples over money and showed us all what it means to be a patriot.
Pop Culture is all atwitter: Doonesbury character seriously wounded in Iraq.
This week readers of Doonesbury have met the injury of longtime character B.D. with a very mixed bag. But author Gary Trudeau has once again sent a powerful message through the simplest of mediums. I highly recommend reading the entire week’s strips and I know I will be following them closely. Aerie from Queen of Wands offers an interesting perpective from a life long Doonesbury fan on why this is having such an impact on folks.
Today’s Obsession: Something Positive, the comic that laughs at you.
Great comic strip! Thanks to Jason for sending me the link. I managed to read 3 years worth of the strip in two days while getting nothing done at work.
Something for Geeks to Giggle At: The whole Silmarillion in 1000 words.
Bravo! Having read the whole thing myself I can attest that this version is much more pleasant and won’t leave you cross-eyed.
So that’s it for today. Look for more daily grind on Monday. Because really, weekends are never a grind 
