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Federal court rules against military gays policy

Now, don't get too excited yet - "The three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals did not strike down the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. But they reinstated Maj. Margaret Witt's lawsuit, saying the Air Force must prove that her dismissal furthered the military's goals of troop readiness and unit cohesion."

So that war's not really won yet. But still!

Oh wow cool

I HAVE GOT TO GO WITH THE KIDS AND GO SEE THIS OH YEAH!

Do I know anybody in London? We could "meet" there and wave at each other and... uh... somehow... that'd be... um... infinitely cooler than talking in very-nearly-real-time over the internet... yeah.

Well, it'd be totally awesome, anyway, and I really have to do that.

You know, as a kid, I had this idea that it'd be great to have a penpal in another country, just TOO COOL. I could barely fathom the idea, really. And now it occurs to me that I speak to people in other countries and other states in the US all the time and I don't think anything of it. How weird is that?