A few important things and some not so important...

1 - I still love Keith Olbermann.
2 - "Multiple and extended tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan are resulting in rates of post-traumatic stress disorder among soldiers that will likely match or exceed the number of Vietnam veterans diagnosed with the chronic condition, government officials and veterans groups say." Things are bad.

And a few things from other places...

"About one in six of the 589,000 veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, a rate expected to climb higher since it can take months and sometimes years for the condition to manifest."

"But a study released in May by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, found that nearly four in five service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who may have been at risk for PTSD were not referred for further mental health evaluation. The Pentagon was unable to explain to the GAO why some were not referred for care."

4 in 5? 80%?

*sighs*

On a much different and lighter note, the midnight movie at the Egyptian tonight is Raiders of the Lost Ark. Anyone want to come with me?

I love books.

Reading about Marie Antoinette, I found this man.

What a very interesting time period for androgyny. The French in general seem to have a lot of interesting things going on there, really.

Hrmmmm.

.... Buh?

Coming on the Sci-Fi Channel.....

Based on Neal Stephenson's best-selling novel "The Diamond Age: Or a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer," this six-hour miniseries is executive produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov of Smokehouse Productions. A prominent member of a conservative futuristic society grows concerned that the culture stifles creativity, and commissions a controversial interactive book for his daughter, which serves as her guide through a surreal alternate world. When the primer's provocative technology, which adapts to the reader's responses, falls into the hands of a young innocent, the girl's life is accidentally reprogrammed with dangerous results. Neal Stephenson will adapt his own novel for this project, the first time the Hugo and Nebula winning author has written for the small screen.

EDIT TO ADD: SCI FI Channel has greenlit production on "Flash Gordon," based on the popular comic strip franchise, it was announced today at the Television Critic's Association tour. Production on the 22 one-hour episodes begins in Canada in early 2007. The series, produced by Reunion Pictures, is slated to debut on SCI FI in July of '07, with a broadcast syndication window to follow.