Black Butte Ranch

Thanks to Dave and his parents, we spent our Memorial Day weekend out in eastern Oregon by Sisters living the high life at the Black Butte Ranch. Everyone (Dave, Jake, Erin, Jonah, Elisha and I) all fit comfortably in the cabin on Aspen Lake. Dave’s folks have...

One last day

Erin finished up school on Friday, ending her ride on this year’s academic merry-go-round some three weeks early via maternity leave. Baby’s due somewhere in the June 11-17 range, but as one might expect it’s getting harder for Erin to do things with...

Trail Blazers!

With the number one pick in the 2007 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers select…Sam Bowie. Just kidding. Thought I’d issue a gentle reminder that with either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant available, no Blazer fan will rest easy until we’ve heard one of...

Syriana and The Departed

For the first time in a long while I saw two movies over the weekend. Syriana is a confusing, jumbled tale of Middle Eastern politics and American energy policy. Four separate though related stories are told, and tracking them is difficult. The acting is excellent as...

Why I like Barak

His speech at Southern New Hampshire University: There is a verse from the Bible that is sometimes read or recited during rites of passage like this. Corinthians 13:11: “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I...