The Making of the Twenty-First-Century Soldier (Part 1)

kirkaracha — Sun, 03 Apr 2005 14:36:39 -0800

The Making of the Twenty-First-Century Soldier (Part 1) "In which a dope-smoking, valet-parking skateboarder living at home makes his way into the infantry, and into Iraq." By Colby Buzzell, author of the My War weblog we've discussed previously. The Army Times mentioned his blog in a recent article on weblogs by military personnel. Buzzell stopped posting personal accounts to the weblog after getting busted by the Army (Google caches are still available), but he's writing a book.

Why We Keep Open Minds

mmahaffie — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 04:37:22 -0800

Gravity Monuments were erected on several college campuses in the 1960's and 1970's by the Gravity Research Foundation "to remind students of the blessings forthcoming when science determines what gravity is, how it works, and how it may be controlled." I regularly visited the one at Colby College, in Maine. Emory had one, and apparently SMU did as well. Anyone know of others?

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The Making of the Twenty-First-Century Soldier (Part 1)

Why We Keep Open Minds