Gates of Fire

I know you all must be wondering what I have been doing , well perhaps none of you are. Someone is still reading this and I assure you I have not quit but have been working hard and taking it easy at the same time. Ok so I don't know how to take it easy, sue me.
One of the things I have been doing is reading the excellent book Gates of Fire which is about the Battle of Thermopylae.

I found out about the book while reading Michael Yon's excellent dispatches from Iraq. ( One more excellent and Ted and Bill will be taking me away)

If you have not read Michael's blog I urge you to.
They are raw and grity and the kind of thing that the major media should be reporting but isn't. The fact that one person financed by himself and donations is doing such a fantastic job is symbolic of the change that has taken place in how we get our information.