Thursday, January 10, 2008
Notes
First, For everyone who has been looking for a way to help Andrew Olmsted’s family, Obsidian Wings has the answer.
How To Help
by hilzoy
A member of Andy Olmsted’s family has just written me to say that if people want to do something in honor of him, they can send donations to a fund that has been set up for the four children of CPT Thomas Casey, who served under Andy and was killed while trying to help him. The address is here:
Capt. Thomas Casey Children’s fund
P.O. Box 1306
Chester, CA 96020Thanks so much.
There is also an amazing list of posts and articles about his death. I’ll be sending out a check this weekend.
Secondly, Nathan kindly linked the Zomby Insta-Translation Transcript of the Sans-a-Paul Debate from the last weekend (and, yes, as the opportunity presents itself, there will be more of those transcripts in the near future). Nathan gets the day’s hehndeed for his editorializing.
Thirdly, I forgot to link to Mr. Lady’s Factsheet Five post, cause of the adoption of RSong’s own house band. Thanks, Lady!
And, lastly, speaking of house bands (because we were, you know), I have it on good authority that there will be a few more entries later in the day.
Comments & Trackbacks
It is very touching that Maj. Olmsted’s family thinks of others at a time like this. Several blogs are listing this, and I think Marc Danzinger of Winds of Change said he’d match the first $200 sent by his commentors. We are putting a check in the mail tomorrow ourselves. Let’s do the Olmsteds proud.
Somehow, it didn’t surprise me that they would think of others. That, in itself, seemed like a hell of a way to remember him.
And, yes, let’s do him proud.