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March 27, 2003

“The first casualty when war comes is truth.” –Hiram Johnson

“The news automatically becomes the real world for the TV user and is not a substitute for reality, but is itself an immediate reality.” –Marshall McLuhan

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I’ve been trying to limit my intake of the nauseating “war” news coverage. The addictive quality of a “real time war” is a new vice. We all come into work and relay the previous night’s transmissions, in awe…blown away by the reality of what is going on over there.

I’m watching this bullshit unfold in front of me, harrowing reports from these smiling, fire-eyed anchor fucks more or less rooting for the onslaught. What has sickened me the most is the cheerful quality when reporting the news of Iraqi casualties…go team! They are people too. Right? We’ve reduced them down to these blinded, subhuman drones…

Lots of questions: If Saddam is so “bad”, why is there resistance? Who are the bad guys here? 5000 lb bombs? (What the fuck? 5000 pounds!!!) Terrorism? Al-Jazeera? Al who? What happens one he is removed? Then what? What if we can’t remove him? Fuck. A mess.

I don’t feel good about any of it.

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Not too much else to report.

1. Work is busy and getting busier. That’s good. Super productive.

2. Melissa will be back in a month. That is better. Gonna make a run back to get her. 2nd annual rescue mission. She’s a good trooper on the road. Melissa is my co-pilot.

3. Derek Denoyer called today with the big day of his wedding: August 23rd. I wouldn’t miss it for anything. Bachelor’s party plans are in the works. I told him today, wasting up expensive cellphone minutes, “Y’know, I was thinking…I guess I just want to see you lose yer cool…y’know, get you beat up or arrested or something. One last mean bender.” Derek always kept his cool. He’s gonna lose it real bad at his pre-hitch party. I’m “standing up” for the wedding. Much pride is felt.

4. Coming up on my “one year anniversary” with CINCO. Big news. One whole year. Wow. It has been good. I like it here.

Glad the weekend is coming up.

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