Morning Vent, 1 September 2010

 This unidentified Gungirl^TM has a severe trigger finger discipline deficiency...

    Today is the first of September. September (from the Latin for 'seventh') was originally the seventh month in the Roman calendar. It's a common misconception that it was edged out by July (in honor of the deified Julius Caesar) and August (in honor of Caesar's adopted son, eventual successor, and the first Roman Emperor, Augustus). In fact, according to the wikipedia article on the origin of September, it was in 153 BC that September was displaced by the addition of Kalendas Januarius as the new first month: "September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January)". 
    September is an especially meaningful month for me, as it contains a host of anniversaries. I enlisted in the Army on September 13th, 1985 (a Friday, coincidentally), and my birthday is the 28th. A lot of friends' birthdays in September, too. An old friend of mine, Bethann, celebrates her birthday on 10 September. My old work mate Jerry, God bless him, celebrates his birthday on 11 September.

    Of course, on 11 September, we commemorate a much darker day, also: The terrorist attack on The Twin Towers in New York City in 2001. That was a life-changing event for anyone even remotely impacted. I lost no family in the World Trace Center collapse, but I had friends who did. I usually steer clear of politics here, so I'll refrain from venting anything more than this: The conflict which erupted that day is not one which could be or will be won quickly. It's more like the Cold War, except far bloodier, and will take decades to resolve...

    Included in today's CoD links is 'shaky cam' footage of a previously unseen Call of Duty: Black Ops campaign level, which was demoed by the Treyarch dev team at GamesCom 2010. Don't know how I managed to miss the link which was posted 10 days ago! Today's featured video is a Call of Duty 4 Search and Destroy match on Crossfire by Trumpf. The second vid is a pub Modern Warfare 2 CTF match where Woody and his GameBattles team-mates take a loss against a team determined to win. Moving on...

September - Earth, Wind, and Fire

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