Posthuman Blues

It's cold out. Really cold. And supposedly a big storm is on the way, which should make the weekend perfectly intolerable. Can't wait.

Seven more dead soldiers in Afghanistan. Support the troops . . . got to support the troops . . . Do you know anybody with a "Support Our Troops" bumper-sticker that's actually done anything to support U.S. armed forces in the Gulf? Know any armchair warhawks who have marched down to the Army recruitment office and signed up? Funny -- neither do I. "Supporting" troops seems to be a curiously mystical activity with approximately zero energy expenditure. How convenient.