11/3    The one consolation this morning: at least I am too old to be
        drafted. I am 40 .. For those under 40: be proactive and start
        learning Farsi or Arabic.
        \_ the cutoff is usually 35, unless you possess some critical
           skill like being a doctor. they don't need computer programmers.
           \_ They didn't use the doctor-draft yet in Iraq, right?
              So they probably won't use a computer-programmer-draft.