Confucious say, “Ty get super car”

by | Aug 30, 2003 | News & Commentary

For once the fortune cookie was right. After dropping Father Ted off at the Portland International Airport (and stopping for an hour to feed and change Jonah outside Car Stereo City at Mall 205), we went to Acura of Portland. I had called last weekend on a 1995 Toyota...

Hanging with Father Ted

by | Aug 29, 2003 | News & Commentary

Fluent in English, Chinese, Latin, and Greek. A chaplain (and ranked as captain) in the US Navy. Lived for years in China and Taiwan. A Roman Catholic Vincentian priest. Erin’s great uncle Ted is a pretty interesting guy. Erin’s great uncle Ted...

Surviving the first day back

by | Aug 26, 2003 | News & Commentary

No, not Erin. I mean me. Summer is drawing to a close. You wouldn’t know it to look outside where it remains a pleasantly sunny 80 degrees. The weather will be fine for a few more months. No, it’s the part that matters, the free time to enjoy life, that is...

Howard Dean for President, part 2

by | Aug 24, 2003 | News & Commentary

More about my pick for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination. The most exciting thing to me about Howard Dean’s rally today in Portland wasn’t the candidate. Oh Dean gave a good if slightly shortened and touch more refined version of his standard...

Howard Dean for President

by | Aug 23, 2003 | News & Commentary

The US presidential contender flies into Portland tomorrow. Dad and I are headed up to Portland this tomorrow to attend the Howard Dean speech at Portland State University. You can follow some of the action at Blog for America. There you’ll see a frequently...