Defeated By the Wintry Mix

Well, the big activist weekend turned out to be a bust because we hit bad weather in Maryland. On Friday afternoon, the area around Ellicott City started getting a wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow. The weather continued to worsen through the afternoon and evening, which kept us from heading into D.C. for the Michael Franti concert, which was a MAJOR bummer. And because of the weather, Saturday's March on the Pentagon had much lower numbers than what organizers had hoped for.

So we missed out on the two main reasons that we went to the area. No doubt, I was not happy about the turn of events, but we made the best of it and had a good time with friends Kevin, Eliott, and Dave.

But after 4 years of U.S. military involvement in Iraq, I hope we can all take time to remember those American men and women who have served their country and not returned home. Brave New Films has a video Iraq War Memorial that you can watch here. And let's not forget the many Iraqi civilians who have been killed in George Bush's war.