Happy birthday, Mr. Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut, my favorite 83 year old man and second favorite curmudgeon, turns 83 today. If I had my way he’d have another happy, healthy 50 years ahead of him. Below is a quote from his book Sirens of Titan that I find amusing.
“Sometimes I think it is [...]
I recently read an old news story about a guy named Ryan Clancy and was darned impressed with a fellow human. It’s not often I am impressed, so this is something. Ryan is a former Peace Corps volunteer, and certified English teacher who currently owns a DJ/Music store in Wisconsin. Before [...]
I was looking at the National Security Archives at George Washington University and came upon all of its papers on our relationship with Iraq from 1980-1984. It is very interesting reading.
If you would like to read the security documents that led to our current involvement in Iraq, they have those too. [...]