The "party" was nice. Eddie actually showed up. Everyone else was there except Jeremy and David. I don't know if the girls got into some cocaine before they came or what, but they were almost literally bouncing off the walls. James had recently bought a large television and the box was still in the living room. They had made a house of it, with doors and even windows. When you're a kid, huge boxes are just about the best thing you can get your hands on. I was jealous.

As some of us were going to our cars, John started telling of some of the things going on in Iraq. There was the story of two soldiers who stopped at a convenience store to buy drinks. One stayed beside the vehicle while the other went in to buy. The one outside opened his vest to let some air get in. As soon as he did, someone from the crowd put a knife through his heart. When the other guy came back he knelt beside him and took off his helmet, at which point a bullet sneaked into his brain. John told me other things that I "shouldn't repeat". That either means it's confidential or he made it up. One was the "fact" that two-thirds of all U.S. fatalities in Iraq are friendly fire. "That's something the public doesn't know about." Hmm. It's hard to know what to believe anyway. He's going to be in "AO Danger" (Baghdad), one of the worst places to be.

I don't know how UNC lost to Clemson. Ah well, like I said, anything can happen in sports.

Hey Kate, look at this.

I'm here for you, Fal.