Some Excellent Finds: XKCD produces a map of the internet , graphed according to a particularly insightful compass rose. I'm a little la...

The End of MilBlogging: At least for the Army -- BlackFive reports.

New Poem: Russ Vaughn has turned his imagination to the current impasse over military funding . Russ isn't trying to be nice, so if you...

Apparently their Patrons were Having Trouble Sleeping: Or so I'd guess : Visitors to the Gaia Napa Valley Hotel and Spa won't find t...

Tragedy: Over at Arts and Letters Daily a note has been posted about a new book from the Tolkien estate. Ostensibly, the tale of the Child...

Washington, Jefferson, Today: Thanks to bthun, who wrote to point out that on this date in 1789, Washington delivered his first inaugural ad...

It's Nice to be an Influence: Although sometimes I feel bad when my passing comments inspire prolonged reflection, I do find it gratifyi...

"So, What's it like out there in the Country?" Kind of like this . Also like this .

From Armed Forces' Journal : This appears to be Yingling's full article that the Post was summarizing. He's earned his opinio...

I promised Bthun I would relate this story, which I'm surprised to discover I haven't posted before. It relates to my time as a pro...

Bush Administration to provide housing assistance until March 2009. Can we say RINO? Talk about getting pissed off. When hurricane Rita nai...

General Petraeus' Comments: Greyhawk has posted key excerpts of General Petraeus' talk on Iraq, with a link to the full transcript....

A Less Polite Rebuttal: Joe was saying the other day how much he admired David Kilcullen's kind yet thorough rebuttal of Luttwak's w...

Wiccans win Memorial Case: I see that the long-running case involving the use of pentacles as gravemarkers in military cemetaries has conclu...

Democratic Debate Tonight: The AP notifies us that we can watch/read about the debate tonight between eight Democratic Party hopefuls. The...

Your tax dollars at work: What is Applied Research Laboratories doing, and why do they need $928 million dollars to do it with? I'm just...

More on Iraqi Police training: Mike Totten and Patrick Lasswell have been driving all over Norther Iraq (otherwise known as Kurdistan) and f...

The Winner: Some wise words from old Country music singer Bobby Bare : The hulk of a man with a beer in his hand he looked like a drunk old ...

In Honor of ANZAC Day: A hero and a Scot . Hat tip to bthun, who was kind enough to send the article.

The Riding "Instructor": Since Eric liked the dancing horse so much, I thought you folks might like to see the coolest horse in th...