This goes with the Whitney posts below and I like to think she'd approve:

Whitney Houston's death, while a sad thing, was the direct result of very unwise life choices. It dominates the news. Charlie Sheen is 45 and his story is all over the news because he is a substance abuser, an adulterer, sexually promiscuous and obnoxious. Lindsay Lohan is 24 and her story is all over the news because she is a celebrity drug addict, thief and lesbian. Something as frivolous as Kim Kardashian’s stupid wedding [and short-lived marriage] was shoved down our throats, While........ Justin Allen 23 Brett Linley 29 Matthew Weikert 29 Justus Bartett 27 Dave Santos 21 Jesse Reed 26 Matthew Johnson 21 Zachary Fisher 24 Brandon King 23 Christopher Goeke 23 and Sheldon Tate 27... Are all Marines that gave their lives last month for you (not to mention the approximately 4000 others who've died in the last ten years). There is no media for them; not even a mention of their names. We need to HONOR THEM!!  God bless you, Rest In Peace, and THANK YOU, TROOPS.   (thanks, Impertinent...good one) z