The local Walgreen’s in Baghdad has now run out of earplugs, it seems. “An Iraqi correspondent in Baghdad says everyone there is trying to buy earplugs, so as not to lose too much sleep, but the shops have run out.” They’re more worried about losing sleep than the more obvious side effect of military invasion of their city?! What am I missing….oh well, at least they have the good sense to protect their ears.

On this day which cnn.com has recognized blogging as “mainstream” I shall embark on my own blog adventure. Sure, I’ve been kicking the idea around for several months and have the server up and running, but today is the day.