Caffeine speaking

So, I normally don't delve into the news on this blog, but I absolutely can't sleep. I should never ever drink coffee. But anyway, I'm up reading the news now (after shopping online for iron-on name tags for Meggie's clothes; I'm tired of her coming home wearing other kids' jackets). I'm on CNN's site, reading about the U.S.-intercepted letter from Bin Laden's No. 2 to the head of al-Qaida in Iraq. Now, I'm not trivializing the seriousness of the discovery, but in addition to the standard violent terrorist fare, the message has all the elements of your stereotypical letter from camp:

Hey, Dad. Things OK here at terrorist camp. Thanks for the recruits you sent. They were really great. Oh, and I almost forgot: Send money.