Mecius said to Wan Chang: "The best Gentleman of a village is in a position to make friends with the best Gentlemen in other villages; the best Gentleman in a state, with the best Gentlemen in other states; and the best Gentleman in the Empire, with the best Gentlemen in the Empire. And not content with making friends with the best Gentlemen in ( Read more... )

Girls can be ruffians too, you know!

Metaphors are dangerous. Love begins with a metaphor. Which is to say, love begins at the point when a woman enters her first word into our poetic memory.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

"I hope we have a McDonald's in Mosul

I will make sure to get a Happy Meal with the plastic grenade in it"

Brian is shipping back to Iraq in February, and this time to Mosul. Which is apparently going to be quite a hot spot.

Per Brian:

It is operation "Oh Shit, They Elected Islamic Fundamentalists"

Since we will get there right after the elections

I am so unhappy right now. I worry about him coming home in a body bag & I can't even fathom that.