It’s a wonderful day in the neighborhood

All spider babies have returned safely from vacation.
AND

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It’s about time

Sonic Must Die:  Death to the Hedgehog!
GEN McChrystal has taken command in Afghanistan, and one of the first things he began to do is look at the way that troops are currently disposed and the planned dispositions of incoming “surge” troops around the country. Under the former commander, existing FOBs were being expanded to make [...]

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Operation Eagle’s Feather

Polish troops managed to capture twenty-nine Taliban fighters and seize machine guns, mortars, explosives and equipment for setting land mines. They also destroyed antennas in Ghazni, southeast Afghanistan, which the Taliban used to communicate with supporters in Pakistan.
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“The operation was a huge success,” said Dariusz Kacperczyk, spokesman for the Polish Operational Command. Polish soldiers who [...]

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Someday

Nazanin-Someday ( 2009 Iran Election)

“I have a new solution.  It’s called progressive revolution.  And someday is right now.”  From Someday by Nazanin
via a Twitter feed from inside Iran on June 17.
5:39 pm EDT

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Help Soldiers’ Angels win a social media makeover

I sent an email out yesterday about the $25,000 social media makeover contest in which Soldiers’ Angels is a contestant.  Soldiers’ Angels has moved up to second place!  In case you forgot to vote (or have more than one email address ) consider this a reminder.

Pass this around to friends and family and [...]

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Rain, rain go away!

You’ve done enough damage for one day.
My morning coffee was rudely interrupted with this…

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Care Packages

I’m thinking it would be wise not to send any more care packages or mail after this Friday, June 12th.
10:11 pm EDT

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