Author: NewMexiKen

Early Morning Tweets

Ken Levine posted part of the screenplay from a St. Patrick’s Day Cheers episode he and his partner wrote. Fun to read. http://t.co/BhYhEZs0

I thought Amy Davidson’s essay re: the Afghan Army shooter was worthwhile. “Losing Sergeant Bales” http://t.co/PywTkbnx

Charles Barkley: “I was 10-2 yesterday… 10-3 I think.”
Ernie Johnson: “There were 16 games yesterday.”

Very cool T-shirt. Norfolk State Spartans Merchandise http://t.co/l00r70XK

Patrick, just another Brit who conquered Ireland — though in his case he conquered them spiritually.

And some from yesterday:

Apple’s market capitalization is worth more than the rest of retail combined. Google sells 1½ more $ in ads than all [U.S.] newspapers combined.

How high can you jump? @redbull daredevil jumps from 13.6 miles, and he’s not done! http://on.msnbc.com/yCr1YB The photos frighten me.

Today is why they call it March Madness. (Well that and clever alliterative marketing.)

War Is Always Hell

An unpleasant anniversary worth noting.

A group of South Vietnamese villagers reported today that a small American infantry unit killed 567 unarmed men, women and children as it swept through their hamlet on March 16, 1968.

They survived, they said, because they had been buried under the bodies of their neighbors.

The villagers told their story in the presence of American officers at their new settlement, which lies in contested territory less than a mile from the ruins of their former home.

The officers refused to comment pending the outcome of an Army investigation into charges of murder against Lieut. William Laws Calley Jr., 26 years old, of Miami.

The New York Times