sigerson | winter weather, vets, and sleeping in

Part 1. I just woke up. This is beautiful. Even on weekends I can't sleep past 9.
Part 2. The National Weather Service is getting freaky with its announcements. Today is going to have "the first widespread winter event" (what is that? a snowflake debutante's ball statewide?), with "a mixed bag of winter weather". Cool. I think I might finally be ready.

Part 3. The reason I can sleep in, watch Zim, clean my room and work on my essays is that today is Veteran's Day, and it's a Harvard holiday. So thank you Harvard for having so many holidays in your standard calendar, first.

And thank you to the men and women, past and present, who serve in the military. Lady knows I don't agree with the decisions about where to send you, or how to use your skills, but I am thankful for your service, and you deserve better than the misappropriated funds and poor contracting that has gone into your support. Thank you to those who've passed on, from all the prior wars, for offering your lives.

I was given this day off because it was marked as a day to think about war and what those who have fought in them have done. This has been my first thought.