Ralph Bennett makes an excellent suggestion, one which I plan to follow on Monday. From TCS Daily: Make this Memorial Day really memorable. Go and find a soldier's grave. It shouldn't be too hard. If you're not near a military cemetery, just about any cemetery will do. Look for the little American flags fluttering by the stones or the little bronze markers placed by the veterans' organizations. Or walk the rows and look for those stones that impart terse histories of short lives —— "Killed in Action on the Island of Iwo Jima," or "KIA Republic of Viet Nam," or "Iraq 2003." I know, I know. You do plan to watch that short parade, and the ceremony at the flagpole. But then relatives are going to be over for that big cookout. There's baseball and auto racing on TV, not to mention the "Memorial Day Mattress Event" or the "Memorial Day SUV Salesathon." Look, just take an hour away from all that. An hour. Go out early in the morning if you have to. Go and find a...(Read Full Post)