Jennifer Aniston's Tale Trumped by Compassion in Art

Tuesday's work load exhausted me. But a days-end,laugh-filled telecon with mama-to-be-daughter, Ocean, refueled my energy. She retold chef daughter, Dakota's, recent conversation about the crazy weekend at Sunset Tower Hotel: Jennifer Aniston's (one of Dakota's fave regulars) paparazzi swarm (see TMZ.com, post June 21,2007); and a near riot Sunday afternoon because of rival rappers TI and Ludacris issues during a Power Brunch--LA event(http://www.essence.com/essence/themix/entertainment/0,16109,1636737,00.html).

I rushed home and drafted a gossipy celb-blog. This morning I opened the following e-mail, and its value out weighed the celebrity tales. Please read on.

The following link was sent to me by a friend who is a Special Forces operator with extensive GWOT deployment. Kaziah's story speaks for itself, I can only caution you to be prepared for some leakage. http://mfile.akamai.com/21772/wmv/gannett.download.akamai.com/21772/streaming/wmv/hancockportraits.asx

After receiving the forward I was compelled to do some additional research about this remarkable woman, her talents, and her compassion. I found an additional interview (be patient as you will first have to bear the KARE-NBC commercial), but Kaziah's remarks at the end make any wait worth the time. http://www.kare11.com/video/player.aspx?aid=37701&bw=

Kaziah Hancock's work has been endorsed by DOD and organized into Project Compassion.

Very respectfully, and with warm fraternal regard, I remain in your service...

sine pari,
George

George P. Farris
CPT, IN USAR
GFarris848@aol.com

It's well worth your time to follow the first link about Kaziah Hancock and her passion to paint portraits of fallen soldiers.

As a news addict, compassion seems trumped by aggression, but this story about compassion in art trumps celebrities and silly rappers with--what seems--little to offer folks who have lost their loved ones in this war.