Back to topic, have you ever seen a time like this when one misspoken word, pic, etc. is instantly available to millions and millions of people. Careers are tanked (macaw), sexual antics are displayed for all the world to see (Hilton), and every gaffe is instantly captured (Pelosi). Sometimes I sit back and watch it all in amazement. Think of C-span. I’ve never seen such a time when hundreds of thousands, probably millions, of people know exactly what’s actually being said on the Senate and House floors. No more lying to us folks. We can read the bills ourselves or dozens of bloggers are more than willing to do it for us.

I’m utterly amazed. In the span of a few short years we have definitely entered a new era.

No, nothing as cool or secret about it. But the first thing anybody asks when they see that pic is about my hands.

The answer? I don’t have a clue what I was doing. Just how my hands were being held.

A little more info on the pic — this was taken at a Croat refugee camp where my unit was providing medical support to the troops guarding and administering the camp.

I remember taking special care to move my M-16 out of the picture frame, because I didn’t want to be “armed” in a picture with a bunch of kids.

Within seconds of taking this picture, a young 2LT came by and reamed me a new one for not having my weapon within an arm’s length, and for having my lid off while outdoors.