Yeah, Right, Whatever

Austin has never been known as a conservative town, or as a town who's been behind the military 100%. Oh, sure, they say they support the troops, but it's in the "support the troops- bring them home", Code Pink kind of way. A blue island in a red ocean, as it were. So, this story (sorry, no links- it's all hearsay in the gaming community) made me smile.

When some people in Austin found out about the Ziggurat Con, they decided to do something about it. They put tip jars in the area's 3 game stores, and they asked for the owner's help in getting the word out. By the end of their fund-raiser, they had well over $500 in cash, but another $200+ in donated items. After the money was spent, the items to be shipped weighed in at over 100 pounds. The comments from the store managers included such things as "once the customers found out what it was about, they were excited to help out" and "is there anything else we can do for the soldiers?"

Not bad. Not bad at all.