Is My Phylactery Showing?

Michael Yon has this story of a neighborhood in Baghdad where Christians and their Muslim neighbors restored a cross on the neighborhood Catholic church and prepared it for the return of their Christian neighbors. The photo Yon posted several days ago was quite stunning, but I have to say that I found this post particularly touching. There are several images of the Muslim neighbors attending Mass in a show of support for their Catholic friends.

If you aren't aware of Michael Yon's efforts, definitely check out the stories and photos. He's an independent journalist who works for donations and embeds with miltary units throughout Iraq. If all of your war coverage has been coming from CNN or AP, you should take a look at what they aren't as eager to report.

This is a good day for the sorrowful mysteries.

I couple of incidents have opened my eyes to a potential character flaw. I won't go into detail, but one was from someone very close, and the other from someone I don't know. What both of these incidents revealed to me is that how I intend to be heard is sometimes not how I come across. This shouldn't be a surprise to me, especially when it comes to written communications via the Internet.

Here's a priceless clip from Ace of Spades. The king of Saudi Arabia recently visited the UK, and he was received by the Queen's own Horse Guards. The band apparently had a special march just for the Saudi king.

HT to Dale Price.