20th High School Reunion

by | Aug 22, 2007 | News & Commentary

Did the reunion thing this weekend. Twenty years is a long time and no time at all. Enjoyed reacquainting with everyone. The events (meetings at a bar, a restaurant, and a city park) were not even remotely worth the $60 per person we paid, especially since Erin and...

Back from California

by | Aug 16, 2007 | News & Commentary

HUGE thanks to the Lillys and the Petersons for all their assistance and hospitality during our recent trip to the Bay Area. The kids (and their parents) had a great time! Grandpa Bernard’s kid-sitting also enabled me to make a three day side trip down to Los...

Barak Obama at war

by | Aug 1, 2007 | News & Commentary

Here’s the text of his speech (The War We Need to Win) on US foreign policy as it relates to our “war on terror.” This sort of clear, lucid, out-in-front thinking is why I’m endorsing him for the Democratic nomination for president. Of course...