Well today is D-Day when we remember the landings at Normandy and the troops who fought and died in the greatest amphibious invasion in history.
As the generation that fought this battle and their children die we tend to forget what was done that day. We have only the history channel and movies to remind us.
In my youth it was The Longest Day. It was played on D-Day every year on some UHF network.
Notice a young Sean Connery in his pre-bond days, in fact this was the last movie he was in before Dr. No.
Today for a later generation we have Band of Brothers episode.
Remember just as the minstrels kept stories alive in olden days so are films the modern day minstrels that will remind a generation of the greatness of their fathers.
As for my own D-Day I have been told conflicting things. I was told a few months ago that this would be the last week of my unemployment. Yet the last time I was at the office a couple of weeks ago I was told I had one final extension that I had been told I didn’t qualify for before.
Which one is right? I hope the latter but I hope be ready for the former.
…that I was unable to receive the sacrament since confessions are heard before mass at St. Leo’s (where I normally go for confession)
I guess that is both a good and a bad thing. It’s a shame that a couple of us couldn’t receive but it’s a healthy parish that has lines for Confession and absolution.
As you can see the relative Sullivan number has gone up due to contributions yesterday by a fellow in the press (thank you very much). This highlights a reason why if you are a reporter or a news organization you should considering kicking into the Am I worth have a much as Andrew Sullivan fund.
I’m a source.
If you are a reporter of a local, national or even an international news service you know that you can’t get everywhere or be everywhere. There are times when you have to have a source on the ground.
When you link to and build relationships with a blog or a blogger you have an additional source for first hand information. From Watertown, to Washington, from Danvers to DoraVille I have been present for first hand events.
Kicking in that $50 to help preserve a potential source would seem like a cheap investment to me. If you agree I’d ask you and others in your organization to hit DaTipJar and keep that potential source available.
It’s a lot cheaper than a bureau isn’t it?
Update:Today’s events in Fitchburg are a perfect example of what I’m talking about. Wouldn’t it be easier to kick in to keep me full time and just give a call for some stringer work rather than having to send a full time person out here to sit and wait for hours?
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