I love the Maryland flag too. . . isn't it black and yellow, not red?

Yellow and black and red. (and white)

Not sure about the tattoo-worthiness of it, but unusual to be sure.

eta: Turns out Marylanders are picky about how their flag is displayed.

Maryland is the only state in the union that has a specific guideline on not only how to display the flag but what the flagpole should look like as well. From the "Protocol for Maryland's Flag" (link below):

Only a gold cross bottony may be used as an ornament on the top of a flagstaff that carries the Maryland flag (State Government Article, §13-203). In Maryland, all public schools and government buildings obey this guideline; many private individuals and businesses do not.

Well, Maryland was a Catholic Colony, no? I'm guessing it has something to do with that.

My Sunday sucked. Well, the Packers and the Seahawks won, so that was good...

except MY Eagles lost to said Packers, which made Sunday bad. Eh. It's just football. Still sad that Eagles lost. At least the Yankees won!

ION, listening to the Congressional hearings this morning, was anyone else angered by the MoveOn.Org ad saying:

Today, before Congress and before the American people, General Petraeus is likely to become General Betray Us.

It's one thing to report and say "You betrayed us" after the fact, but to pre-empt and call him a Betrayer... I dunno. I having issues with that. The word Betrayal in regards to a service person has pangs of Treason, and I think that's an unfair lob. I dunno. I'm all against the crap in Iraq, but I also have issues with attacking those who serve our country (ya, my life is one big dichotomy... the joys of being a Libra I guess).

I had a bad sports weekend. Just when I was thinking how nice it was to have college football again after baseball broke my heart, Auburn had to go and wreck its season in embarrassing fashion. I guess that's the sportsgods' revenge upon me for being so amused when UM lost to App State.

Today, before Congress and before the American people, General Petraeus is likely to become General Betray Us.

From what I know, he has an excellant reputation among soldiers who have worked for him. I really, really hope he says/does the right thing. I still haven't forgiven Colin Powell for not standing up when he should have.

I agree. At least he said "I ain't do this anymore" and stopped working with the administration.

Don't even talk to me about Rex Grossman.

From what I know, he has an excellant reputation among soldiers who have worked for him. I really, really hope he says/does the right thing.

Well, the facts he's given so far about the success of the surge have been widely disputed. He's reported a 75% drop in civilian deaths, but critics have argued that's because the military stopped counted civilian deaths from bombs as being part of the insurgency - or something like that.

Don't even talk to me about Rex Grossman.

Wouldn't dream of it; too busy still grooving on the Pats excellent opening day.

From what I know, he has an excellant reputation among soldiers who have worked for him. I really, really hope he says/does the right thing.

Unlikely, given that the "Petraeus Report" was authored by the White House. But one can hope.