Travels

Found via trackbacks on open blog posts:

Recognize the location? Is it Baghdad? Beirut?

Nope - France during WWI. Found an amazing collection of color photos from WWI via this post on So Random.

Follow the link to the full collection.

Toni at My View points us to this post from Marine Corps Moms regarding a young man who's showing his 'support for the troops' by stealing yellow ribbons from people's cars:

Guilt can only weigh on a person's mind for so long before they crave the act of purgation; to get the weighty feelings of shame and responsibility out of the mind - or at least the guilty parties attempt to find some kind of peace if they cannot rid themselves of a screaming conscience that implicates and indicts its possessor.

That said, perhaps some readers will understand why my friends and I rip yellow ribbon "support the troops" magnets off of cars or wherever people have affixed them. By ripping off these ribbons, we find a way to deal with our guilt, as though with each ribbon swiped we take back a life that was taken by this senseless war started by our senseless president and those who support him.

And be sure to read the follow-up post here.

Lots of great stuff to be found at My View.

Two posts caught my attention at Amendment XIX. The first was the story of the Lt Dan Band, featuring a well known celebrity who really does support the troops. The second is simply some great advice for those who are going off to basic training/boot camp..

Finally - for now - here's a great post from Michael at i-magery.com - I'm eagerly awaiting part two.