I must give a shout out to Porphyrogenitus. He's giving up his blog (temporarily) to join the U.S. Army. Stop by and peruse his archives (they are really good), and send him a few words of encouragement to help him through Basic Training.
One thought of encouragement for Master P...a quote of mine, stemming from a dispute with an editor of mine at a student publication I worked at in college:
"If I want to hear people bitch about the bad job that I'm doing while not lifting a f**king finger themselves, I will join the Army AND GET PAID FOR IT!"