Hammer Mill Days

Okay, I've got the case open. Sixteen screws and what do you get? The bottom of your keyboard falling out, that's what. What's next, Mitch? Mitch?? MITCH!! Great. I'm working on this freaking Roland A-90 of mine - the one with the broken key(s) - and my technical advisor just wanders off. Probably getting a drink somewhere, even as I type this excoriation of him. (Trouble is, he's even less reliable when he drinks.) Just trying to get our shit together in time for the next interstellar tour, which should begin sometime around Stardate 3425.6 ... which, for those of you still on the Gregorian calendar, is approximately August 27th. Give or take. (Probably a bit more take than give.) Not sure why I chose to drop this sucker down a flight of stairs, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. ( Note: On the advice of my analyst, I've been treating all of my accidents as intentional lately, just so that I feel more in control of my life. And damn it, it works.) Wh...

It had been reported for months that the folks behind Wikileaks were in possession of a large number of documents relating to the Afghan war, and this past week they posted a large portion of them. I haven't been able to review the documents as of yet, but I have heard some reporting on the content, and it sounds as if it confirms some suspicions once thought of as borderline treasonable when given voice by anti-war activists and the like. (Note to activists: don't wait to be thanked.) Thus far the most consistent criticism of the release of these documents has been the familiar claim that they reveal "sources and methods" - that Afghans who cooperate with the U.S. are named and that they will pay a heavy price. Admiral Mullens went so far as to say that Wikileaks may already have blood on their hands. Mullens and his colleagues would know something about that, of course, as the documents apparently demonstrate. I suspect, in cases such as these, that most if not all ...