I’ve had my second brush with the realism of the war in Iraq. A friend of a friend of a brother of Most-Honoured Girlfriend is a soldier in the USMC. He shipped off last weekend and as a send-off, he asked if we could all get together and play LAN games at the good ol’ iColiseum*.

I could not think of an easier or more pleasant way to support our troops than that. I thought he might be a little uncomfortable playing Battlefield: Vietnam and the like. After all, the situation in Iraq is now being compared to Vietnam, but Iraq’s really nothing like this (Boing Boing gave this to Czelticgirl gave it to me).

And seeing as war won’t be just a simulation for him much longer I thought it might bring up apprehension he was trying to avoid for the evening, but he seemed in good spirits when all was through.

Come home safe, Matt, and thank you.

* – this is a better plug for you, Patrick. And I’m happy to do it. ;)