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No matter your views of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, we should all agree that our veterans need our support both when deployed in theater and upon their return stateside. Readjusting to an environment not filled with IEDs, combatants and other hostile characteristics is difficult for them. Further, it is impossible for us to understand fully the challenges they faced abroad and those they face at home. Community of Veterans (http://communityofveterans.org/) is a social networking site designed to put veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in touch with one another, which is a daunting task since less than 1% of Americans have served in either conflict. The IAVA hopes that connected veterans will be able to assist each other in regaining some sense of normalcy no matter how small.

If you're anything like Houstonist, you're attached to Twitter like a three-year-old in one of those creepy, monkey-shaped baby harnesses. It's your safety blanket and your connection with something important (us: our friends; babies: their moms), yet also prevents you from doing important things (us: work, real-world forms of socializing; babies: putting small objects into their mouths, knocking over store displays). Yes, it's an annoying leash, but we still can't live without it.

Thanks for your responses to the upcoming pub crawl. Lots of you are on the hook and are ready to raise a glass and grab some schwag. But, a few of you have emailed or commented saying that you can't make it to the launch from Flying Saucer. You've been asking, "What's the next bar?" or "What's the route?"