Friday links

Checking in on the Denizens today, we have AFSister stopping for a Coke, and finding something much more profound. Unfortunately John of Argghhh! is under the weather, but still found time to provide us with some culture and history, along with some Gun Zen. Kat contemplates the power and misuse of words, while Jack seeks input from his readers. The difference between sensationalism and news is at the heart of Cass' piece The Enemy Within. The Sandbox series at Blonde Sagacity continues with great images and a little poetry. Meanwhile, UML Guy continues to blog from new locations, and we have been discussing plans to see the movie Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Of course, there is a little matter of 3 hours and 3000 miles to coordinate across ... no problem! Other news ... Major K gives us a quick update on SGT Ferguson, who was seriously injured by an IED recently ... the news is good, but keep the prayers coming! On the down side, we lost more good people in the last few days. One of them was SFC Johnson, a Special Forces medic, who was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday. You can read more about SFC Johnson at Go Jack Army. In Politics ... The sharp-tongued Ann Coulter wants to Drag Liberals into the Light on the topic of judicial nominees in the Senate. It's worth your time to read the whole thing, but here is a tiny taste ... I am sublimely confident that normal Americans will not be shocked to learn that a Republican Senate plans to confirm the judicial nominees of a Republican president -- despite the objections of radical elements of a party that is the minority in the Senate, the minority in the House, the loser in the last two presidential races, the minority in state governorships, and the minority in all but a tiny number of very small but densely populated enclaves in this country that need to tax Rush Limbaugh, even though he lives in another state, just to keep all their little socialist programs afloat. More Links ... Thanks to Bad Cat Robot for the fun links on Elegant Math, such as Fractals. See, the difference is that I have a math degree (B.A.) while BCR actually understands the stuff - and she still talks people, too... *grin*