Excuse me, but my thing right now is looking out for people using media to “validate themselves.”

Did your student editor attend The Laramie Project as a reluctant, but dutiful, servant? I’m not sure what comprises a “cheesy performance,” but my guess is that Matthew Shepard never spent much time bored, rolling his eyes, during his last few hours.

If, underneath his resigned, patient, maturation process, the editor really considers himself a grounded aviator pecking around with turkeys in a Tank-town Hell, he might want to reconsider his condition.

Bill HawkinsJoplin, Mo.