CULTURE/SOCIETY: The ultimate sacrifice

http://www.classwarfareexists.com/picture-of-the-day-haunting-image/

POLITICS and CULTURE/SOCIETY: Nation Secretly Hoping 9/11 Becomes A Day Off Soon

I got this from the The Onion. - OlderMusicGeek

Nation Secretly Hoping 9/11 Becomes A Day Off Soon

WASHINGTON—After spending another anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks at work, many across the country have begun to secretly hope that the date will soon become a federally mandated day off. "We'll have it off in 25 years anyway, so why not just start now?" said a Des Moines–area citizen who wished to remain anonymous. "The people who tragically lost their lives on 9/11 deserve a day of remembrance. Also, I could really use some extra time to clean out my gutters." A small minority of Americans continue to hold out hope that the anniversary of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, in which 17 American sailors died, will someday result in a national half-day off.

ENTERTAINMENT: The End of a Great

"He was the author of the greatest piece of advice ever given by man to man: 'I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.'" -- Andy, blog.myspace.com

"So he made it to 84 and then dies by falling? Somebody should have got him a scooter. Seriously though, great writer...he will be missed." -- Jason, blog.myspace.com

William Burroughs, Hunter S Thompson, Robert Anton Wilson, and now Kurt Vonnegut... Not many left now! Will be missed, but so it goes... -- In The Now

His fans will knowingly laugh when I rip off dear, departed Mr. Vonnegut and say, "Well, Kurt is in heaven now..." -- Laura, NYC

an interview with Kurt Vonnegut in Second Life

NPR's remembrance of Kurt Vonnegut

excerpts from God Bless You Dr Kevorkian