I'm hanging out, watching Sam Seder begin the process of introducing Dean, Durbin, and Markos (in no particular order). The entire blogosphere "establishment" is here hanging out, and it's quite a time. It's not Vegas -- so, sadly, I'm still sober -- but Chicago has rolled out the red orange carpet.
On a more serious note, it turns out (prepare to be shocked) having family members sent to war is . . . bad for families. According to TIME,
Rates of neglect and abuse of the children of servicemen and women rose 42% within the family when the enlisted parent was deployed on a combat mission, according to a new study led by senior health analyst Deborah Gibbs of RTI International, a research institute in North Carolina.Sometimes wars have to be fought, at which time such a story would be a tragedy of necessity. But when children are abused and neglected due to wars of choice, wars of deception and pride . . . so sad.
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