today the world war II memorial opened in washington, dc. reading the article in the nytimes, i was struck by the sadness that 1,100 veterans of that war die every day. am reading 'homefront' by catherine lutz, which traces the history of ft. bragg, and address the camp-followers and war workers, many of them women, who go unpraised, relatively, for their work and hardship during this time. i can't possibly imagine being part of daily life in 'the good war,' and i bet you can't either, so i encourage all you whipper snappers to call your cute grannies and grampies and ask them...
IN OTHER NEWS:
Madonna has picked the worst time in the world to ask for 2.4 billion dollars for her label. And, umm, Jaged Little Pill sold 4 million copies more than Like A Virgin?
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